# The Origins of Virtue (Penguin Press Science)

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/08/26/amazon-226/
- Published: 2008-08-26T21:44:37+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? This text 
explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, 
offering an argument about the paradox of human benevolence.

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