The Origins of Virtue
Author(s): Matt Ridley
Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? Matt Ridley explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive argument about the paradox of human benevolence.
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MATT RIDLEY is a research fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs and a Trustee of the International Centre for Life, living in Northumberland. His last book, The Red Queen, was short-listed for the Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books and the Writers' Guild Award for non-fiction.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.228
- : 01 October 1997
- : 198mm X 129mm X 17mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Matt Ridley
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 303.372
- : 304
- : 13 b&w line drawings
