num_pages: 450
description: In his bestselling The Moral Animal  Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more explaining the direction of evolution and human historyand discerning where history will lead us next.In The Logic of Human Destiny  Wright asserts that ever since the primordial ooze life has followed a basic pattern. Organisms and human societies alike have grown more complex by mastering the challenges of internal cooperation. Wright's narrative ranges from fossilized bacteria to vampire bats from stone-age villages to the World Trade Organization uncovering such surprises as the benefits of barbarian hordes and the useful stability of feudalism. Here is history endowed with moral significancea way of looking at our biological and cultural evolution that suggests refreshingly that human morality has improved over time and that our instinct to discover meaning may itself serve a higher purpose. Insightful witty profound Nonzero offers breathtaking implications for what we believe and how we adapt to technology's ongoing transformation of the world.
language: English
title: Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
publisher: None