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# The Price Of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness Hardcover – 6 May 2010

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the most amazing books I've ever read
*by Y***L on 23 September 2014*

One of the most amazing books I've ever read. Beautifully written, poignant, fiercely intelligent, almost poetic.This book has touched many people, and I can understand why. It will touch you too. A wonderful tale of science,psychology, genius, and passion. A tale for our times.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The anatomy of genius
*by E***R on 10 September 2010*

Almost completely unknown outside of academia and then perhaps only within evolutionary biology, George Price was a quite simply a genius. This book demonstrates his genius but goes much further and demonstrates his failings as a husband, father and son. Not that Price was necessarily a bad man, just a hugely complicated human being. He possessed a Savant-like ability to research and develop very clear insights. He was also not constrained by feeling of indaquacey in any one discipline. If there was something he didn't know he would (and could) find out what he needed. The problem was that he would invariably lose interest or become sidetracked by something else. So although he trained as a Chemist he was able to invent computer aided design and manufacture and then fail to have the idea patented. He developed a theory for the role of glial cells in human vision while thinking about computer vision, but it stumped the Chief Physiologists of the day because it was too mathematical I suspect (this was before interdisciplinary working was an established practice). After being wounded in a botched operation Price wound up moving to London and making huge contributions to evolutionary biology and game theory, but this time he was recognised by pioneers in the field such as Maynard and it was these guys who supported him and it was University College London (UCL) that gave hime space and reources to continue with his work despite his (by now) wild appearance, sudden funmdamentalist religious conversion and his alcoholic tramp mates. Who would come looking for him in the University with resulting mayhem.The story doesn't end well and Price was buried in an unmarked grave in London but his contributions are still being used and developed to this day.That's the story, the book covers all of the above and a hell of a lot of other stuff, taking in Darwin's travels, the Russian Revolution, American Cold War Politics, Post Darwin confusion and above all the search for the evolutionary basis of altruism. It is a complicated and at times, frustrating read. but hang in there and you are ultimately rewarded with a quite literally fantastic tale. It would be hard to make up this kind of stuff and be believed.This is Price warts and all. He tried to sort it all out and ultimately maybe he tried to take it a step too far and paid the price (hence the cunning title).Good on you George. RIP.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Challenging, Rewarding but Fundamentally Fascinating
*by M***T on 11 August 2011*

This books maps the journey of Biological Altruism from Darwin the author skillfully blends Science, History, Philosophy into the biography of a fascinating and extraordinary man.The book is not necessarily the easiest literature that you will read, the subject matter is complex, and because the first section of the book is an introduction to the Evolutionary Goliaths that went before Price, it is sometimes difficult to get your bearings in this complex debate.Having said that although this first part is difficult the way that the book is written encourages you to read on, I will certainly have to read it again.There are other reviews that deal with the book in more detailI would however like to highlight a very important thing that makes this book worth reading...It has stimulated an interest in a subject which before reading this book I had little knowledge or interest... that surely is the sign of a book that is worth reading!

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