Michael E McCullough (Livres)

Michael E McCullough Livres

Michael McCullough explore la psychologie des sentiments moraux, examinant des thèmes tels que le pardon, la vengeance et la gratitude, ainsi que leurs origines évolutives. Ses recherches abordent également divers aspects de la religion, y compris son développement, ainsi que ses liens avec la santé, le bien-être et le comportement social. McCullough analyse la manière dont nos attitudes morales se forment et influencent nos relations interpersonnelles. Son travail traite souvent de tendances humaines profondes et de leurs impacts sur la société.

The Kindness of Strangers

320pages
12 heures de lecture

Why do we give a damn about strangers? Altruism is unique to the human species. It is also one of the great evolutionary puzzles, and we may be on the brink of solving it. It turns out that, over the last 12,000 years, we have become more and more altruistic. This is despite the fact that, the majority of the time, our minds are still breathtakingly indifferent to the welfare of others. In solving the enigma of generosity in a world of strangers, McCullough takes us on a sweeping history of society and science to warn that, if we are not careful, our instincts and sympathies have as much potential for harm as for good. The bad news is that we are not designed to be kind. The good news is that we can push ourselves to be kind anyway, together.