The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and The Evolution of Cooperation

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The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and The Evolution of Cooperation
UPC:
9780670874491
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
4/1/1997
Release Date:
4/1/1997
Author:
Matt Ridley
Language:
english
Edition:
1st American ed
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Examining the unique system of favors and obligations in trade, religion, and warfare, the author of The Red Queen suggests that human nature is indeed selfish, but that it is selfishness that promotes cooperation and serves evolution.