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  • Published: 30 October 1997
  • ISBN: 9780140244045
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $29.99

The Origins of Virtue




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.

  • Published: 30 October 1997
  • ISBN: 9780140244045
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $29.99

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