The Origins of Virtue
by Matt Ridley
304 pages· 1997· ISBN 9780141927053
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Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altrusim? 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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