{"product_id":"the-kindness-of-strangers-how-a-selfish-ape-invented-a-new-moral-code-9780465064748","title":"The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fine achievement.\"--Peter Singer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life You Can Save\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Most Good You Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping psychological history of human goodness -- from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity is now facing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In \u003ci\u003eThe Kindness of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren't enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention -- driven not by evolution's dictates but by reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today's challenges -- climate change, mass migration, nationalism -- are some of humanity's greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, \u003ci\u003eThe Kindness of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McCullou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egh\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego. The winner of numerous distinctions for his research and writing, he is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He lives in La Jolla, California.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50858765386002,"sku":"9780465064748","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d11e7ec-9b44-453f-a198-95c359039bd0.jpg?v=1737545384","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-kindness-of-strangers-how-a-selfish-ape-invented-a-new-moral-code-9780465064748","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}