{"product_id":"the-origins-of-virtue-isbn-9780140264456","title":"The Origins of Virtue","description":"If, as Darwin suggests, evolution relentlessly encourages the survival of the fittest, why are humans compelled to live in cooperative, complex societies? In this fascinating examination of the roots of human trust and virtue, a zoologist and former American editor of the \u003cb\u003eEconomist\u003c\/b\u003e reveals the results of recent studies that suggest that self-interest and mutual aid are not at all incompatible. In fact, he points out, our cooperative instincts may have evolved as part of mankind's natural selfish behavior—by exchanging favors we can benefit ourselves as well as others.Brilliantly orchestrating the newest findings of geneticists, psychologists, and anthropologists, \u003cb\u003eThe Origins of Virtue\u003c\/b\u003e re-examines the everyday assumptions upon which we base our actions towards others, whether in our roles as parents, siblings, or trade partners. With the wit and brilliance of \u003cb\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/b\u003e, his acclaimed study of human and animal sexuality, \u003cb\u003eMatt Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e shows us how breakthroughs in computer programming, microbiology, and economics have given us a new perspective on how and why we relate to each other.The Origins of Virtue       Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: The Society of Genes\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: The Division of Labour\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: The Prisoner's Dilemma\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: Telling Hawks from Doves\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: Duty and the Feast\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six: Public Goods and Private Gifts\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven: Theories of Moral Sentiments\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight: The Tribal Primates\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine: The Source of War\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten: The Gains from Trade\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven: Ecology as Religion\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve: The Power of Property\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen: Trust\u003cbr\u003eSources and Notes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003eMatt Ridley\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a science editor, Washington correspondent, and American editor for the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e. A research fellow of the Institute for Economic Affairs and a Trustee of the International Centre for Life, he lives in Northumberland, England.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301029400805,"sku":"NP9780140264456","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140264456.jpg?v=1767740822","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-origins-of-virtue-isbn-9780140264456","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}