| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xix, 298 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Revenge.
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Forgiveness.
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| ISBN |
9780787977566 (cloth) |
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078797756X (cloth) |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 11671589 |
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AU@ 000042474696 |
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