Nonzero: the logic of human destiny
Author:
Publisher:
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date:
[2000]
Edition:
1st ed
Language:
English
Description
In his bestselling The Moral Animal , Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and discerning where history will lead us next. In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny , Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a basic pattern. Organisms and human societies alike have grown more complex by mastering the challenges of internal cooperation. Wright's narrative ranges from fossilized bacteria to vampire bats, from stone-age villages to the World Trade Organization, uncovering such surprises as the benefits of barbarian hordes and the useful stability of feudalism. Here is history endowed with moral significance–a way of looking at our biological and cultural evolution that suggests, refreshingly, that human morality has improved over time, and that our instinct to discover meaning may itself serve a higher purpose. Insightful, witty, profound, Nonzero offers breathtaking implications for what we believe and how we adapt to technology's ongoing transformation of the world.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 886468ed-1729-3421-0957-7e3c138683a9 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | nonzero the logic of human destiny |
Grouping Author | robert wright |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-08 08:18:48AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-22 22:17:01PM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Wright, Robert, 1957-
author_display
Wright, Robert
available_at_vail
Vail Public Library
detailed_location_vail
Vail Public Library Non Fic & Classics
display_description
In his bestselling The Moral Animal , Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and discerning where history will lead us next. In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny , Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a basic pattern. Organisms and human societies alike have grown more complex by mastering the challenges of internal cooperation. Wright's narrative ranges from fossilized bacteria to vampire bats, from stone-age villages to the World Trade Organization, uncovering such surprises as the benefits of barbarian hordes and the useful stability of feudalism. Here is history endowed with moral significance–a way of looking at our biological and cultural evolution that suggests, refreshingly, that human morality has improved over time, and that our instinct to discover meaning may itself serve a higher purpose. Insightful, witty, profound, Nonzero offers breathtaking implications for what we believe and how we adapt to technology's ongoing transformation of the world.
format_category_vail
Books
format_vail
Book
id
886468ed-1729-3421-0957-7e3c138683a9
isbn
9780375727818
9780679442523
9780679442523
itype_vail
Non-fiction
last_indexed
2024-04-23T04:17:01.966Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_vail
303.4 WRI
owning_library_vail
Vail Public Library
owning_location_vail
Vail Public Library
primary_isbn
9780679442523
publishDate
2000
2001
2001
publisher
Pantheon Books
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Electronic books
History
Human evolution
Nonfiction
Science
Social evolution
Sociology
History
Human evolution
Nonfiction
Science
Social evolution
Sociology
title_display
Nonzero : the logic of human destiny
title_full
Nonzero : the logic of human destiny / Robert Wright
Nonzero [electronic resource] : The logic of human destiny. Robert Wright
Nonzero [electronic resource] : The logic of human destiny. Robert Wright
title_short
Nonzero
title_sub
the logic of human destiny
topic_facet
History
Human evolution
Nonfiction
Science
Social evolution
Sociology
Human evolution
Nonfiction
Science
Social evolution
Sociology
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b11883893 | .i2549904x | Vail Public Library Non Fic & Classics | 303.4 WRI | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | May 12, 2022 | vlnf | ||||
overdrivecmc:ODN0000005626 | ODN0000005626 | Overdrive (CMC) | Online Overdrive (CMC) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Overdrive (CMC) | http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=162&titleID=5626 | Available Online | Overdrive (CMC) |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b11883893 | Book | Books | 1st ed | English | Pantheon Books | [2000] | x, 435 pages ; 25 cm | |
overdrivecmc:ODN0000005626 | eBook | eBook | English | 2001 | 1 online resource |
scoping_details_vail
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b11883893 | .i2549904x | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | 2, 198, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140 |
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.