The Price Of Altruism by Oren Harman
The scientific quest to fathom the mysteries of altruism encompasses sneaky amoebas and Russian anarchists, sentry gazelles and tyrannical despots, brain imaging, Game Theory, the Bomb and the Holy Bible.
"Uncommonly brilliant and deeply stimulating.. almost cinematically satisfying. Harman has a rare gift for bringing ideas and thinkers to life" -- Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of the New Republic
"I stayed up a good part of the night reading... fascinating! ... Harman proves that the lives of some modern scientists are as ecstatic, tormented and filled with strange visions as those of medieval saints" -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"A terrific book, at once scholarly and impossible to put down" -- Peter Godfrey-Smith, professor of philosophy at Harvard University
"Beautifully written, Harman's book does justice both to its sensitive subject matter and to the life of a very special, complex and ultimately tragic man." * Waterstone's Books Quarterly *
"A masterfully told story that edifies while it engages, this book is in the same class as Sylvia Nasar's A Beautiful Mind and could be as popular." * American Library Journal *
"I stayed up a good part of the night reading... fascinating! ... Harman proves that the lives of some modern scientists are as ecstatic, tormented and filled with strange visions as those of medieval saints" -- Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
"A terrific book, at once scholarly and impossible to put down" -- Peter Godfrey-Smith, professor of philosophy at Harvard University
"Beautifully written, Harman's book does justice both to its sensitive subject matter and to the life of a very special, complex and ultimately tragic man." * Waterstone's Books Quarterly *
"A masterfully told story that edifies while it engages, this book is in the same class as Sylvia Nasar's A Beautiful Mind and could be as popular." * American Library Journal *
Oren Harman obtained a D.Phil in the History of Science from Oxford University in 2001. He is the Chair of the Graduate Program in Science, Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University, the author of The Man Who Invented the Chromosome, a documentary film maker, and a frequent contributor to The New Republic. He lives in Tel Aviv.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847920621 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847920624 |
| Title | The Price Of Altruism |
| Author | Oren Harman |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
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