The Moral Animal
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| Author | Robert Wright |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Social evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Morality, Ethics |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback |
| Pages | 466 pages (paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-679-76399-6 (1st edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 33496013 |
The Moral Animal is a 1994 book by Robert Wright. The New York Times Book Review chose it as one of the 12 best books of 1994; it was a national bestseller and has been published in 12 languages.
The book explores many facets of our everyday life through the lens of evolutionary biology. Wright provides Darwinian explanations for human behavior and psychology, our social dynamics and structures, as well as our relationships with lovers, friends, and family.
The book borrows extensively from Charles Darwin's better-known publications, including Origin of Species, but also from his chronicles and personal writings, illustrating behavioral principles with Darwin's own biographical examples.
See also
- Evolutionary ethics
- Evolutionary psychology
- John Stuart Mill
- Kin selection
- Reciprocal altruism
- Richard Dawkins
- Steven Pinker
- The Naked Ape
References
Bibliographical information
- Robert Wright (1995-08-29). The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology. Vintage. ISBN 978-0-679-76399-4.
External links
- Stevin Pinker's New York Times Book Review article on The Moral Animal.
- Booknotes interview with Wright on Moral Animal, January 8, 1995.