Blueprint : The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society (Paperback)

from TeaTimeCoder

The book is interesting but extremely condensed. I know most of the experiments from other books where they are described in detail but I can't see how you could understand the outcome just based on the brief mentions here. Otherwise well written but the arguments put forward just don't follow fr...

from WiserWisegirl

Leaves you with a positive hope for humanity's future.

from Opinionated

I have mixed feelings about this to be honest. Certainly it is packed with interesting information and examples of surprising behaviours driven by evolutionary selections. So its a compelling book. But I waited in vain for a blueprint to be revealed, and it doesn't come. The argument is broadly t...

from bookboy804

Well written, well documented description and analysis of what the author calls the social suite consisting of 8 elements: individual identity, love, friendship, social networks, cooperation, in- group bias, mild hierarchy, social learning and teaching. The contention is these are universal in hu...