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Nonzero: History, Evolution & Human Cooperation
by Wright, Robert
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0349113343
- ISBN 13
- 9780349113340
- Seller
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Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Abacus, 2001-09-06. Paperback. Good. 8x5x1. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Synopsis
In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history--and discerning where history will lead us next.In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a basic pattern. Organisms and human societies alike have grown more complex by mastering the challenges of internal cooperation. Wright's narrative ranges from fossilized bacteria to vampire bats, from stone-age villages to the World Trade Organization, uncovering such surprises as the benefits of barbarian hordes and the useful stability of feudalism. Here is history endowed with moral significance--a way of looking at our biological and cultural evolution that suggests, refreshingly, that human morality has improved over time, and that our instinct to discover meaning may itself serve a higher purpose. Insightful, witty, profound, Nonzero offers breathtaking implications for what we believe and how we adapt to technology's ongoing transformation of the world.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- M Godding Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 224485
- Title
- Nonzero: History, Evolution & Human Cooperation
- Author
- Wright, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0349113343
- ISBN 13
- 9780349113340
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2001-09-06
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
- X weight
- 7 oz
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Paypal, Credit Cards, Books ship within 24 hours of the order, either first class within the UK, or airmail worldwide. Returns accepted on items that do not, within reason, meet the description.
About the Seller
M Godding Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Devizes, Wiltshire
About M Godding Books Ltd
The business trades in a variety of on-line products. Our business is currently expanding its already large collection of books, and other media. Established in 2005, the business became M Godding Ltd in April 2006. It is a family run business trading from Devizes in Wiltshire, England. It aims for satisfied customers through a friendly and efficient service. Our book shop specialises in rare, older used books including many first editions
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