The origins of virtue
By: Matt Ridley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; New York, N.Y., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Altruism.; Ethics, Evolutionary.
Description: Discusses the origins of the human instincts for trust, cooperation, and helping others and how those instincts have been reconciled with the natural selection tendency toward self-interest.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-284) and index.