作者:
Oren Harman 出版社: W. W. Norton & Company 副标题: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness 出版年: 2010 页数: 464 定价: USD 27.95 装帧: Hardcover ISBN: 9780393067781
The moving tale of one man's quest to crack the mystery of altruism, an evolutionary enigma that has haunted scientists since Darwin.
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 li...
The moving tale of one man's quest to crack the mystery of altruism, an evolutionary enigma that has haunted scientists since Darwin.
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.
作者简介
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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.
Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote th...Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote their own genetic heritage.(展开)
Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote th...Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote their own genetic heritage.(展开)
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0 有用 庄常飞 2012-07-01 12:38:12
太失望了，一是真的没有学到什么，二是作者的野心和文笔太不符了，内容各种凌乱
0 有用 艾習角™ 2014-04-09 20:28:44
Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote th... Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote their own genetic heritage. (展开)
0 有用 slateslate 2011-02-24 07:25:41
晦涩。。
0 有用 Luna 2023-07-08 21:26:00 广东
读完忘记评价了 本来只想三星的 奈何对同一领域的人有着天然同情 又加一星。总之，如果拍成电影我会很喜欢…
0 有用 Luna 2023-07-08 21:26:00 广东
读完忘记评价了 本来只想三星的 奈何对同一领域的人有着天然同情 又加一星。总之，如果拍成电影我会很喜欢…
0 有用 艾習角™ 2014-04-09 20:28:44
Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote th... Last days. What a life. Like one said, he took Christianity too seriously. Ps. altruistic (kind) behavior is not truly selfless and is instead an adaptation that organisms have in order to promote their own genetic heritage. (展开)
0 有用 庄常飞 2012-07-01 12:38:12
太失望了，一是真的没有学到什么，二是作者的野心和文笔太不符了，内容各种凌乱
0 有用 slateslate 2011-02-24 07:25:41
晦涩。。