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

from Diwanna

This was the first book that I've read that attempted to take a scientific and statistical approach to understanding morality and Good and Evil. I really enjoyed the first chapter and the last chapter of this book. The middle was hit or miss for me just because I wanted more statistical informati...

from psiloiordinary

A really seriously beautiful look into this huge and well travelled subject. What can Shermer add to the huge pile of debate and polemic already out there on this topic? Rational inquiry based upon evidence. This makes his contribution very different to most. Evolutionary theory, morality and det...

from psiloiordinary

A really seriously beautiful look into this huge and well travelled subject. What can Shermer add to the huge pile of debate and polemic already out there on this topic? Rational inquiry based upon evidence. This makes his contribution very different to most. Evolutionary theory, morality and det...

from Devil_llama

Worthwhile reading, but not one of Shermer's best.

from setnahkt

I agree with almost everything Michael Shermer says in this book but he says it in such an annoying way that I'm almost tempted to join up with the other side. First off, despite the title, this isn't really a book about science; it's about philosophy, specifically ethics, and more specifically ...