Beyond Revenge The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct

Name: Beyond Revenge The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct
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ISBN: 9780787977566

ISBN-10: 078797756X

ISBN-13: 9780787977566

Edition: 2006

Authors: Michael McCullough

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Why is revenge such a pervasive and destructive problem? How can we create a future in which revenge is less common and forgiveness is more common? Psychologist Michael McCullough argues that the key to a more forgiving, less vengeful world is to understand the evolutionary forces that gave rise to these intimately human instincts and the social forces that activate them in human minds today. Drawing on exciting breakthroughs from the social and biological sciences, McCullough dispenses surprising and practical advice for making the world a more forgiving place. Michael E. McCullough (Miami, Florida), an internationally recognized expert on forgiveness and revenge, is a professor of…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/11/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Three Simple Truths About Revenge and Forgiveness



Putting Vengeance and Forgiveness Back into Human Nature



Revenge Is a Problem: Counting the Costs



Revenge Is a Solution: Three Evolutionary Hypotheses



The Retribution Solution: The Evidence for Adaptation



Family, Friendship, and the Functions of Forgiveness



The Forgiveness Instinct



The Forgiving Brain



"To Promote and to Maintain Friendly Relations": Making Forgiveness Happen



From Neurons to Nations



Divine Forgiveness and Righteous Revenge



Homo ignoscens


Notes


Bibliography


The Author


Index