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Invisible Rivals: How We Evolved to Compete in a Cooperative World

Invisible Rivals: How We Evolved to Compete in a Cooperative World

Goodman, Jonathan R.
Foley, Robert A.

Hardcover

General PsychologyGeneral Sociology

Publisher Price: $32.50

ISBN10: 0300274351
ISBN13: 9780300274356
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Jun 17 2025
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
A multidisciplinary view of how our competitive and cooperative natures make us human

For centuries, people have argued about whether humans are moral animals--good or bad, cooperative or competitive, altruistic or selfish. The debates continue today, dressed up in the language of modern science. In this book, Jonathan R. Goodman makes the case for synthesizing the two sides. Drawing on insights from anthropology, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, he argues that rather than being fundamentally cooperative or competitive, we are capable of being both--and of exploiting each other when there is an opportunity to do so.

The core of invisible rivalry is how we make ourselves and others believe that we are acting cooperatively even as we manipulate those around us for our own benefit. In confronting this collective tendency toward self-interest, Goodman says, we can make the fundamental first step in fixing the breakdown of trust in society. Consequently, we will be better able to combat the myriad issues we face today, including widespread inequality, misinformation in a new technological environment, and climate change.

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