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Survival of the nicest how altruism made us human and why it pays to get along

In a book certain to change our thinking and our actions, science writer Stefan Klein argues that selfishness is self-defeating and proves the evolutionary advantages of altruism "The future belongs to the altruists, ' Stefan Klein proclaims in this wide-ranging and often surprising exploration of why generosity, and not selfishness, is the means to achieving lasting personal and societal success. A highly readable synthesis of an extraordinary array of material'including current brain research and genetics, economics and social psychology, behavioral and anthropological experiments, history and contemporary culture'Survival of the Nicest clearly establishes just how evolution has hard-wired us to act for one another's benefit. At once serious, entertaining, and grounded in the most up-to-date science, Klein's book helps us to clearly understand how and why caring for and about others protects us from loneliness and depression; makes us happier, healthier, and more successful; and can even extend our lives.

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  • "In a book certain to change our thinking and our actions, science writer Stefan Klein argues that selfishness is self-defeating and proves the evolutionary advantages of altruism "The future belongs to the altruists, ' Stefan Klein proclaims in this wide-ranging and often surprising exploration of why generosity, and not selfishness, is the means to achieving lasting personal and societal success. A highly readable synthesis of an extraordinary array of material'including current brain research and genetics, economics and social psychology, behavioral and anthropological experiments, history and contemporary culture'Survival of the Nicest clearly establishes just how evolution has hard-wired us to act for one another's benefit. At once serious, entertaining, and grounded in the most up-to-date science, Klein's book helps us to clearly understand how and why caring for and about others protects us from loneliness and depression; makes us happier, healthier, and more successful; and can even extend our lives."@en
  • "The phrase 'survival of the fittest' conjures an image of the most cutthroat individuals rising to the top. But Stefan Klein, author of the international bestseller The Science of Happiness, makes the startling assertion that the key to achieving lasting personal and societal success lies in helping others. Klein argues that altruism is in fact our defining characteristic: natural selection favoured those early humans who cooperated in groups. With their survival more assured, our altruistic ancestors were free to devote brainpower to developing intelligence, language, a."
  • "The phrase 'survival of the fittest' conjures an image of the most cutthroat individuals rising to the top. But Stefan Klein, author of the international bestseller The Science of Happiness, makes the startling assertion that the key to achieving lasting personal and societal success lies in helping others. Klein argues that altruism is in fact our defining characteristic: natural selection favoured those early humans who cooperated in groups. With their survival more assured, our altruistic ancestors were free to devote brainpower to developing intelligence, language, a."@en
  • "Explores why altruism has led to more personal and societal success in human beings than selfishness, based on research in genetics, the brain, economics, social psychology, history, psychology, anthropology, and modern culture."@en
  • "Selbstlos siegt! Welche Gesetze über Erfolg und Misserfolg in unserem Leben bestimmen. Den Selbstlosen gehört die Zukunft: Das ist die erstaunliche Quintessenz des neuen Buches von Stefan Klein, das unser Denken und Handeln verändern wird. Denn die neueste Forschung lässt die Ehrlichen keineswegs als die Dummen dastehen. Entgegen unserem Alltagsglauben schneiden Egoisten nämlich nur kurzfristig besser ab. Auf längere Sicht haben diejenigen Menschen Erfolg, die sich um das Wohl anderer bemühen. Denn nicht nur Wettbewerb, sondern auch Kooperation ist eine Triebkraft der Evolution. Ein Sinn für Gut und Böse ist uns angeboren. Stefan Klein zieht einen faszinierenden Querschnitt durch die aktuellen Ergebnisse der Hirnforschung und der Genetik, der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und der Sozialpsychologie. Er zeigt, welche Gesetze über Erfolg und Misserfolg in unserem Leben bestimmen. Und er stellt dar, warum menschliches Miteinander und das Wohlergehen anderer zu unseren tiefsten Bedürfnissen gehören. Für andere zu sorgen schützt uns nicht nur vor Einsamkeit und Depression. Vielmehr macht uns Selbstlosigkeit glücklicher und erfolgreicher - und beschert uns nachweislich sogar ein längeres Leben."

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  • "The survival of the nicest : how altruism made us human and why it pays to get along"
  • "Survival of the nicest how altruism made us human and why it pays to get along"@en
  • "Der Sinn des Gebens : Warum Selbstlosigkeit in der Evolution siegt und wir mit Egoismus nicht weiterkommen"
  • "Survival of the Nicest"@en
  • "Der Sinn des Gebens warum Selbstlosigkeit in der Evolution siegt und wir mit Egoismus nicht weiter kommen"
  • "Survival of the nicest : how altruism made us human and why it pays to get along"@en
  • "Survival of the nicest : how altruism made us human and why it pays to get along"
  • "Der Sinn des Gebens : warum Selbstlosigkeit in der Evolution siegt und wir mit Egoismus nicht weiterkommen"
  • "Survival of the nicest : how altruism made us human, and why it pays to get along"

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