The Moral Animal
Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
by Robert Wright

The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology by Robert Wright

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  1. One might think what does the the ideas in The Moral Animal which is my favorite book of yours connect to your work on buddhism

    Ryan Holiday

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  2. "The Moral Animal" explores questions of morality and ethics through the lens of evolutionary biology. Spicing up the book is a parallel thread that supports its evolutionary psychology conclusions with examples from Darwin's own personal life. If you enjoy thinking about evolution, the forces shaping our minds, feelings and instincts, and haven't read much about this topic before then you might enjoy it. However, if you've comfortable with the subtleties of the term "selfish" in "The Selfish Gene" you will find the first half repetitive and the second half overly hand-wavy, vague and unconvincing. Final recommendation: Go ahead if you'd like a quick intro to evolution and its effects on our minds. Expect to be tickled by arguments, but ultimately unconvinced of anything. 3/5

    Andrej Karpathy

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