Michael E McCullough (Libri)

Michael E McCullough Libri

Michael McCullough approfondisce la psicologia dei sentimenti morali, esplorando temi come il perdono, la vendetta e la gratitudine, e indagandone le origini evolutive. La sua ricerca tocca anche vari aspetti della religione, incluso il suo sviluppo, e i suoi legami con la salute, il benessere e il comportamento sociale. McCullough analizza come si formano i nostri atteggiamenti morali e come influenzano le nostre relazioni interpersonali. Il suo lavoro discute spesso tendenze umane profonde e i loro impatti sociali.

The Kindness of Strangers

320pagine
12 ore di lettura

Why do we give a damn about strangers? Altruism is unique to the human species. It is also one of the great evolutionary puzzles, and we may be on the brink of solving it. It turns out that, over the last 12,000 years, we have become more and more altruistic. This is despite the fact that, the majority of the time, our minds are still breathtakingly indifferent to the welfare of others. In solving the enigma of generosity in a world of strangers, McCullough takes us on a sweeping history of society and science to warn that, if we are not careful, our instincts and sympathies have as much potential for harm as for good. The bad news is that we are not designed to be kind. The good news is that we can push ourselves to be kind anyway, together.