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Origins of Virtue, The

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Author: Ridley, Matt
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Publisher: Penguin
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Publication Year: 1997-10-30
ISBN#: 978-0-14-024404-5
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Pages: 295
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Language: English

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Genre: Social Science / Sociology / General
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Series: Penguin Press Science
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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.