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Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny is a 1999 book by Robert Wright, in which the author argues that biological evolution and cultural evolution are shaped and directed first and foremost by "non-zero-sumness" i.e., the prospect of creating new interactions that are not zero-sum. [1]
Wright was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, into a Southern Baptist [2] family and attended public secondary schools in San Francisco, California, and San Antonio, Texas. A self-described "Army brat", [3] Wright attended Texas Christian University for a year in the late 1970s, before transferring to Princeton University, where he studied sociobiology, a precursor to evolutionary psychology. [2]
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The Evolution of God is a 2009 book by Robert Wright, in which the author explores the history of the concept of God in the three Abrahamic religions through a variety of means, including archaeology, history, theology, and evolutionary psychology.
The Moral Animal was a national bestseller and has been published in 12 languages; The New York Times Book Review chose it as one of its eleven Best Books of 1994. [1] The linguist Steven Pinker praised The Moral Animal as a "fiercely intelligent, beautifully written and engrossingly original book" but "found his [Wright's] larger ethical arguments problematic."
Non-zero or nonzero may refer to: Non-zero dispersion-shifted fiber , a type of single-mode optical fiber Non zero one , artist collective from London, England
The idea for “Web” came after reading Robert Wright’s book Nonzero, a speech by Bill Clinton on interdependence and learning about the One Laptop per Child program. [3] Taking four years to make with government and private financing, the film premiered at the DOC NYC Film Festival in 2013. [3]
Robert Ramsay Wright (23 September 1852 – 6 September 1933) was a Scottish zoologist and academic whose professional career was spent in Canada. [ 1 ] Born in a manse at Alloa , Clackmannanshire , he studied at Edinburgh High School before receiving a B.Sc. and M.A from the University of Edinburgh .