The Michael Shermer Show

The Michael Shermer Show

133. Michael E. McCullough — The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code

Sep 15, 2020 · 01:55:56

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Examines how humans, selfish apes, developed morality.
Challenges evolutionary explanations for human kindness.
Offers a new perspective on the origins of altruism.

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