The Moral Animal
Cover of the first edition
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| Author | Robert Wright |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Social evolution, Evolutionary psychology, Morality, Ethics |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
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1994 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 466 pages (paperback) |
| ISBN | (1st edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 33496013 |
The Moral Animal is a 1994 book by Robert Wright, in which the author explores many aspects of everyday life through evolutionary biology.
Wright explores many aspects of everyday life through evolutionary biology. He provides Darwinian explanations for human behavior and psychology, social dynamics and structures, as well as people's relationships with lovers, friends, and family.
Wright borrows extensively from Charles Darwin's better-known publications, including On the Origin of Species (1859), but also from his chronicles and personal writings, illustrating behavioral principles with Darwin's own biographical examples.
The New York Times Book Review chose The Moral Animal as one of the 12 best books of 1994; it was a national bestseller and has been published in 12 languages. Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould criticized the book in The New York Review of Books. Anthropologist Melvin Konner called the book "delightful".
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