Moral Molecule, The the new science of what makes us good or evil by Paul J Zak

Moral Molecule, The the new science of what makes us good or evil by Paul J Zak

Is morality universal? Why are men less faithful than women? Why do some businesses succeed while others collapse? If we have a natural impulse to empathise and care for each other, why are there psychopaths? This title provides answers to these questions and more.

"Paul Zak tells the remarkable story of how he discovered and explored the biochemistry of sympathy, love and trust with the narrative skill of a novelistPhilosophy, economics and biology have rarely been so entertaining" -- Matt Ridley, author of "Genome" "An ancient mammalian molecule prods us to bond with others. Paul Zak offers a most engaging account of this important discovery, bound to overthrow traditional thinking about human behavior, including economics and morality" -- Frans de Waal, author of "The Age of Empathy" "Paul Zak's investigations into the best things in life are inspired, rigorous, and tremendous fun. We need more daring economists like him" -- Tyler Cowen, author of "The Great Stagnation" and "An Economist Gets Lunch" "An engaging read" BBC Focus

Paul Zak is the founding Director of the Centre for Neuroeconomics Studies and Professor of Economics at Claremont Graduate University. He has degrees in mathematics and economics from San Diego State University, a Ph.D. in economics from University of Pennsylvania, and post-doctoral training in neuroimaging from Harvard. Professor Zak is an expert in neuroeconomics, a field he helped create, and is a recognised expert in oxytocin.

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ISBN 13	9780593067499
ISBN 10	0593067495
Title	Moral Molecule, The the new science of what makes us good or evil
Author	Paul J Zak
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2012-05-24
Number of pages	256
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