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Nonzero
by Robert Wright
History has a direction: non-zero-sum cooperation grows over time, from tribes to globalization. Hopeful and argumentative.
Read it if…
you want an optimistic logic of history.
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Skip it if…
you want pessimism.
Try instead: The Evolution of God →
Three things you will actually use
- Cooperation expands.
- Non-zero-sum games win.
- Direction without design.
Do this first
Read the chapters on cultural evolution.
Our verdict
The logic of human destiny.
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