The Price Of Altruism - George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Subtitled, "George Price & The Search For The Origins Of Kindness". Looks at the life of American scientist Price, and his work on the scientific basis for altruism. Also examines altruism in science and history, from Darwin's "Beagle" to the Vietnam War. 'I stayed up a good part of the night reading... fascinating!' Sylvia Nasar Zusammenfassung When George Price died in January 1975, his funeral in London was attended by five homeless men. This title includes Price's personal and professional journey that is woven into a sweeping arc of modern politics and science that takes us from Darwin's Beagle to the court of the Russian Tsar, and from Marxist manifestos to Nazi heresies.

Product details

• Authors: Oren Harman, Harman Oren
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.05.2011
• EAN: 9780099531661
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953166-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Science, Genetics (non-medical)