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If, as Darwin suggests, evolution relentlessly induces the survival of the fittest, what makes humans compelled to reside in cooperative, complicated societies? In this fascinating examination of the roots of real human trust and virtue, a zoologist and past American editor of The Economist unveils the results of recent studies that claim that self-interest and mutual aid are not whatsoever incompatible. Actually, he points out, our cooperative intuition may have progressed within mankind's natural selfish behavior - by exchanging mementos we will benefit ourselves as well as others. Brilliantly orchestrating the latest studies of geneticists, psychologists, and anthropologists, The Origins of Virtue reexamines the every day assumptions upon which we base our activities toward others, whether inside our tasks as parents, siblings, or trade partners. While using wit and brilliance of The Red Queen, his acclaimed analysis of people and dog sexuality, Matt Ridley shows us how breakthroughs in computer programming, microbiology, and economics have given us a fresh perspective about how and just why we relate with one another.
