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Προσχέδιο, The evolutionary roots of a good society
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Προσχέδιο, The evolutionary roots of a good society

Author: Nicholas Christakis

For a long time, we have focused our attention on the dark side of our biological inheritance: our capacity for aggression, brutality, prejudice, and selfishness. However, natural selection has...

For a long time, we have focused our attention on the dark side of our biological inheritance: our capacity for aggression, brutality, prejudice, and selfishness. However, natural selection has endowed us with a set of beneficial social traits, among which are our ability for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning.

Behind all the inventions of our...

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  • Language Greek
  • Number of pages Number of pages 512
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2019
  • Publisher Publisher Katoptro
Genre: Technology Political Sciences Statistics Sociology Culture Artificial Intelligence
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For a long time, we have focused our attention on the dark side of our biological inheritance: our capacity for aggression, brutality, prejudice, and selfishness. However, natural selection has endowed us with a set of beneficial social traits, among which are our ability for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning.

Behind all the inventions of our civilization lies our innate tendency to create good societies. The book presents the captivating idea that our genes not only influence our bodies and behaviors but also the ways we create societies remarkably similar across the globe. With many characteristic examples—from various historical and contemporary societies, communities formed after shipwrecks, communes seeking utopia, online groups of people, and AI bots, as well as from the tender and complex societies of elephants and dolphins, which resemble our own—the author shows that, although human history is filled with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness.

In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it is challenging to ignore the role of our evolutionary past. Read why evolution has led us down a humanitarian path and how we are connected through our shared humanity.

The dozens of recognized scientists and philosophers who have shared their views on the book praise Christakis's work, acknowledging the necessity of his message to remind us of our common human nature and highlighting how good societies can be created through natural selection and the social sciences.

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Author
Nicholas Christakis
Publisher
Katoptro
Original Title
Blueprint
Type
Technology, Political Science, Statistics, Sociology, Culture, Artificial Intelligence
Language
Greek
Subtitle
The evolutionary roots of a good society
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
512
Release Date
29/07/2019
Publication Date
2019
Dimensions
17x25 cm
ISBN-13
9786185111960

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