{"product_id":"nonzero-the-logic-of-human-destiny-9780679758945","title":"Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny","description":"In his bestselling \u003cb\u003eThe Moral Animal\u003c\/b\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eNonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, \u003cb\u003eNonzero\u003c\/b\u003e offers breathtaking implications for what we believe and how we adapt to technology's ongoing transformation of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Wright is the author of \u003cb\u003eThree Scientists and Their Gods\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Moral Animal\u003c\/b\u003e, which was named by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the twelve best books of the year and has been published in nine languages. A recipient of the National Magazine Award for Essay and Criticism, Wright has published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Time, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. He was previously a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e and now runs the Web site nonzero.org. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412794085650,"sku":"9780679758945","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7402d1b9-5331-4bc8-b29e-7f0c7b7c51c8.jpg?v=1729328583","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nonzero-the-logic-of-human-destiny-9780679758945","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}