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From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to motivate us to procreate), they are now searching for the very nature of humanity.In __The Science of Good and Evil__, science historian Michael Shermer explores how humans evolved from social primates to moral primates; how and why morality motivates the human animal; and how the foundation of moral principles can be built upon empirical evidence. Along the way he explains the implications of scientific findings for fate and free will, the existence of pure good and pure evil, and the development of early moral sentiments among the first humans. As he closes the divide between science and morality, Shermer draws on stories from the Yanamamö, infamously known as the "fierce people" of the tropical rain forest, to the Stanford studies on jailers' behavior in prisons. __The Science of Good and

Who reads The Science of Good and Evil : Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule?

Author

Shermer, Michael

Publisher

Holt Paperbacks

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781429996754

Category

health

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Psychology

Rating

3.9 / 5 (2,528 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14