Invisible rivals : how we evolved to compete in a cooperative world / Jonathan R. Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Jonathan R., author.

Foley, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition (Psychology).

Cooperativeness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025.

Summary:

A multidisciplinary view of how our competitive and cooperative natures make us human For centuries, people have argued about whether humans are moral animals--good or bad, cooperative or competitive, altruistic or selfish. The debates continue today, dressed up in the language of modern science. In this book, Jonathan R. Goodman makes the case for synthesizing the two sides. Drawing on insights from anthropology, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, he argues that rather than being fundamentally cooperative or competitive, we are capable of being both--and of exploiting each other when there is an opportunity to do so. The core of invisible rivalry is how we make ourselves and others believe that we are acting cooperatively even as we manipulate those around us for our own benefit. In confronting this collective tendency toward self-interest, Goodman says, we can make the fundamental first step in fixing the breakdown of trust in society. Consequently, we will be better able to combat the myriad issues we face today, including widespread inequality, misinformation in a new technological environment, and climate change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword / Robert A. Foley

Preface

1 A Hero of Our Time

2 Smoke

3 The Evolution of Invisible Rivalry

4 Capital

5 The Power of Darkness

6 Electrification

7 We

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-300-28318-0

OCLC:

1519123685