Original sin : on the genetics of vice, the problem of blame, and the future of forgiveness /|cKathryn Paige Harden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harden, Kathryn Paige, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior genetics.

Genetic psychology.

Human genetics--Social aspects.

Human genetics.

Blame.

Forgiveness.

Physical Description:

320 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2026]

Summary:

"As one of the world's leading scientists examining how our DNA shapes differences in temperament, temptation and behaviour, Kathryn Paige Harden has seen firsthand how we-in public and in our most private relationships-continue to struggle with the ancient tensions between nature and nurture, freedom and constraint, the desire to punish and the longing to forgive. In Original Sin, she weaves together insights from her own experience as a daughter, mother, wife, and scientist with cutting-edge research in genetics and psychology to grapple with some of the most important questions in modern life: How do we take responsibility for the people we become, knowing how we are shaped by both biology and experience? How should we respond when people hurt each other-or themselves? And has science made guilt obsolete? Navigating the psychological and biological terrain of addiction, antisocial behaviour and violence, Harden confronts the discomforting ways science unsettles our understanding of wrongdoing and choice. In doing so she asks us not to absolve, but to reckon differently with notions of fairness and blame. A revelatory inquiry into the uneasy space where human behaviour meets inherited biology, Original Sin challenges us to imagine a more humane vision of accountability-for ourselves and for one another"--|cProvided by publisher.

Contents:

Desert

Sin

Letter

Luck

Animal

Choice

Essence

Variety

Consequences

Retribution

Puzzle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher data.

Other Format:

Online version

ISBN:

9780593447628

059344762X

OCLC:

1575986455