Discusses why people tend to avoid social engagement with those unlike themselves, why increased cooperation is necessary to make society prosper, and the skills necessary for strengthening cooperation.
The Evolution of Cooperation provides valuable insights into the age-old question of whether unforced cooperation is ever possible. Widely praised and much-discussed, this classic book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists-whether superpowers, bu…
"There aren't many highly cooperative species--but they nearly cover the planet. Ants alone account for a quarter of all animal matter. Yet the human capacity to work together leaves every other species standing. We organize ourselves into communities of hundreds of millions of …
"Cooperation is the fabric that keeps society together. Civilization could not have been achieved -- and will not be sustained -- without it. But what is it? How and why does it work? Could the secret of enhancing human cooperation lie in an investigation of the animal kingdom? …
Juntos se ocupa de la naturaleza de la cooperación, explica sus características y estudia sus problemas, desde los rituales de las iglesias y los gremios medievales hasta las aparentes formas de cooperación en internet, pasando por las primeras formas de urbanidad cortesana, los…
Segunda parte de la trilogía : "Homo Faber"sobre la “cultura material” y las competencias que los seres humanos necesitan para una coexistencia feliz. En el primer libro (El artesano), Sennett reivindicaba la concepción humanista del trabajo donde el conocimiento y las habilidad…
