Matt Ridley

Broschiertes Buch

The Origins of Virtue

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 230g
• ISBN-13: 9780140244045
• ISBN-10: 0140244042
• Artikelnr.: 21185073