Kyle Harrison
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The Moral Animal
The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are — The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
- Author
- Robert Wright
- Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 467
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Wright’s popular case for evolutionary psychology, written around Darwin’s own life — status, mating, reciprocity and conscience as adaptations rather than choices.
Where I saw it: A reply to @SpencrGreenberg’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/spencrgreenberg/status/1930639380424577198
Connections
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Robert Wright · Evolution · Psychology · Culture — where this sits in the corpus.