In a book sure to stir argument for years to come, RobertWright challen+ges the conventional view that biological evolutionand human history are aimless. Ingeniously employing game theory -the logic of 'zero-sum' and 'non-zero-sum' games - Wright isolatesthe impetus behind life's basic direction: the impetus that, viabiological evolution, created complex, intelligent animals, andthen via cultural evolution, pushed the human species towardsdeeper and vaster social complexity. In this view, the coming oftoday's independent global society was 'in the cards' - not quiteinevitable, but, as Wright puts it, 'so probable as to inspirewonder'. In a narrative of breathtaking scope and erudition, yetpungent wit, Wright takes on some of the past century's mostprominent thinkers, including Isaiah Berlin, Karl Popper, StephenJay Gould, and Richard Dawkins. Wright argues that a coollyspecific appraisal of humanity's three-billion-year past can givenew spiritual meaning to the present and even offer politicalguidance for the future. This book will change the way people thinkabout the human prospect.
【作者简介】
Robert Wright has written extensively for THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, THE NEW YORKER and TIME magazine, and currently works as a senior editor at THE NEW REPUBLIC.
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