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The origins of virtue

by Matt Ridley

This work examines the evolutionary roots of human cooperation and social behaviour, synthesising research from genetics, anthropology, and economics. It explores how mutual trust and complex societies develop despite the self-interested pressures of natural selection.

Accession 23458 ISBN 0670863572 Publisher Viking
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