The survival of the nicest

Autori

• Stefan Klein

Parametri

• 272 pagine
• 10 ore di lettura

• Economia e affari
• Filosofia
• Psicologia
• Saggistica
• Scienze sociali

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The phrase 'survival of the fittest' conjures an image of the most cutthroat individuals rising to the top. But Stefan Klein, author of the international bestseller The Science of Happiness, makes the startling assertion that the key to achieving lasting personal and societal success lies in helping others. Klein argues that altruism is in fact our defining characteristic: natural selection favoured those early humans who cooperated in groups. With their survival more assured, our altruistic ancestors were free to devote brainpower to developing intelligence, language, a

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2014