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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.

The Origins of Virtue

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 30 October 1997
      ISBN-13 9780140244045
      978-0140244045
      ISBN-10 0140244042
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Social, group or collective psychology Society and culture: general Sociology

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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