Nonzero :History, Evolution & Human Cooperation
Nonzero :History, Evolution & Human Cooperation
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Published:
6 September, 2001
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780349113340 |
| ISBN10 | 0349113343 |
| Number Of Pages | 448 |
| Item Weight | 305 g |
| Product Dimensions | 132 x 198 x 29 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Wright has constructed an interesting thesis... bold and thought-provoking. * SUNDAY TIMES *
Not only a fascinating read but an important one. * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
One of the main layman's objections to the supposedly random process of evolution is that for all its inherent pointlessness, evolution seems to have a goal, a narrative, a conscious direction. And that direction is towards complexity. Germs become animals. Apes become humans. Blood-caked Aztec savages become liberal-minded East Coast essayists. Now Robert Wright, author of the much-praised The Moral Animal, has come along with a contentious new book to tell us that the layman has been on to something all along. Evolution does have a goal. * The title of Wright's book comes from games theory, which divides human interactions into "zero sum games", where for every winner there's a loser, and "non-zero sum games", where everyone gains. Wright's aim is to knit together this theory with anthropol *
The author's learning is lightly worn. Sometimes too lightly. After a while his chatty, hey-let's-have-a-beer style starts to grate: "When was the last time you invented a boomerang?"; "Ah, Tahiti!". There are also some minor errors, like his claiming tha * Sean Thomas, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW *
Author's Bio
Robert Wright has written extensively for THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, THE NEW YORKER and TIME magazine, and currently works as a senior editor at THE NEW REPUBLIC.