Michael Shermer,: The Science of Good and Evil : Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule

The Science of Good and Evil : Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule


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From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore) A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to motivate us to procreate), they are now searching for the very nature of humanity. In The Science of Good and Evil, science historian Michael Shermer explores how humans evolved from social primates to moral primates; how and why morality motivates the human animal; and how the foundation of moral principles can be built upon empirical evidence. Along the way he explains the implications of scientific findings for fate and free will, the existence of pure good and pure evil, and the development of early moral sentiments among the first humans. As he closes the divide between science and morality, Shermer draws on stories from the Yanamamo, infamously known as the "fierce people" of the tropical rain forest, to the Stanford studies on jailers' behavior in prisons. The Science of Good and Evil is ultimately a profound look at the moral animal, belief, and the scientific pursuit of truth.

In this re-release of a Gold Medallion award-winner, Dr. David Jeremiah addresses the challenges to prayer The Science of Good and Evil : Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule download ebook that we all face and the answers to prayer we often miss. He gently encourages us to take the first steps toward fostering a rewarding relationship with God. Drawing from his insightful prayer journals, Dr. Jeremiah shares his personal experiences - both blessings and struggles - teaching us how to embark on the most satisfying of trips, the great adventure of prayer. On the eve of her ninth birthday, unassuming Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother s emotions in the slice. To her horror, she finds that her cheerful mother tastes of despair. Soon, she s privy to the secret knowledge that most families keep hidden: her father s detachment, her mother s transgression, her brother s increasing retreat from the world. But there are some family secrets that even her cursed taste buds can t discern."


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Author: Michael Shermer,
Number of Pages: 368 pages
Published Date: 01 Apr 2005
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780805077698
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