Richard Dawkins once wrote, "Let us try to teach generosity and
altruism, because we are born selfish." He was wrong. The Pursuit
of Kindness is an evolutionary history of human nature which
provides compelling evidence from biology, psychology and
archaeology that for 95 percent of the time we have walked the
earth, survival of the fittest for our species has meant survival
of the kindest. Archaeological evidence from the upper Paleolithic
shows that inter-group conflict was minimal, and population density
was very low. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors probably had high rates
of punitive homicide, but a rudimentary moral sense is hard-wired
in us all, even though it is very influenced by environmental
factors thereafter. The era of Brexit and Trump has laid bare how
quickly cultural norms of tolerance that persisted for hundreds of
years can be rapidly overturned when disaster strikes. People
blame-storm and scapegoat immigrants, religious minorities and
social misfits for all of society's ills. The author argues that we
need to recognise what we have in common in order to nurture the
pursuit of kindness.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
