The Origins of Virtue

by Matt Ridley

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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.
  • ISBN10 0140244042
  • ISBN13 9780140244045
  • Publish Date 30 October 1997 (first published 31 October 1996)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 304
  • Language English