The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness by Harman, Oren

The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness

Survival of the fittest or survival of the nicest? Since the dawn of time man has contemplated...
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Author: Oren Harman
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The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness by Harman, Oren

The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness

$65.66

The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness

$65.66
Author: Oren Harman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Survival of the fittest or survival of the nicest?

Since the dawn of time man has contemplated the mystery of altruism, but it was Darwin who posed the question most starkly. From the selfless ant to the stinging bee to the man laying down his life for a stranger, evolution has yielded a goodness that in theory should never be.

Set against the sweeping tale of 150 years of scientific attempts to explain kindness, The Price of Altruism tells for the first time the moving story of the eccentric American genius George Price (1922-1975), as he strives to answer evolution's greatest riddle. An original and penetrating picture of twentieth century thought, it is also a deeply personal journey. From the heights of the Manhattan Project to the inspired equation that explains altruism to the depths of homelessness and despair, Price's life embodies the paradoxes of Darwin's enigma. His tragic suicide in a squatter's flat, among the vagabonds to whom he gave all his possessions, provides the ultimate contemplation on the possibility of genuine benevolence.

Author: Oren Harman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/07/2010
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.68h x 6.34w x 1.28d
ISBN: 9780393067781


Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner
Award: ALA Notable Books - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2010
Library Journal 04/15/2010 pg. 104
New York Times Book Review 07/11/2010 pg. 18
Publishers Weekly 07/26/2010
New York Times Book Review 10/14/2010 pg. 32
Choice 01/01/2011
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/05/2010 pg. 30

About the Author
Harman, Oren: - Oren Harman, who has a doctorate from Oxford University, is the Chair of the Graduate Program in Science Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University and a professor of the history of science. He is the author of The Man Who Invented the Chromosome, a documentary film maker, and a frequent contributor to The New Republic. He lives in Tel Aviv and New York.

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