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The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code

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By (author): Michael E. McCullough

Why do we give a damn about strangers?

Altruism is unique to the human species. It is also one of the great evolutionary puzzles, and we may be on the brink of solving it.

It turns out that, over the last 12,000 years, we have become more and more altruistic. This is despite the fact that, the majority of the time, our minds are still breathtakingly indifferent to the welfare of others. 

In solving the enigma of generosity in a world of strangers, McCullough takes us on a sweeping history of society and science to warn that, if we are not careful, our instincts and sympathies have as much potential for harm as for good. The bad news is that we are not designed to be kind. The good news is that we can push ourselves to be kind anyway, together.

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  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Sep 2020
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781786078186

About Michael E. McCullough

Michael E. McCullough is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California San Diego. As an experimental psychologist interested in the social dimensions of human life he conducts research on topics including altruism forgiveness gratitude self-control religion and morality for which he has received numerous distinctions. He is the author of a number of books including Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct.

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