{"product_id":"spite-the-upside-of-your-dark-side-hardcover","title":"Spite: The Upside of Your Dark Side - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon McCarthy-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we're looking at it wrong. Spite isn't just what we feel when a car cuts us off or when a partner cheats. It's what we feel when we want to punish a bad act simply because it was bad. Spite is our fairness instinct, an innate resistance to exploitation, and it is one of the building blocks of human civilization. As McCarthy-Jones explains, some of history's most important developments--the rise of religions, governments, and even moral codes--were actually redirections of spiteful impulses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA provocative, engaging read, \u003ci\u003eSpite\u003c\/i\u003e shows that if you really want to understand what makes us human, you can't just look at noble ideas like altruism and cooperation. You need to understand our darker impulses as well.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon McCarthy-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of psychology at Trinity College Dublin. His research has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNature Communications\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClinical Psychology Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He has been featured in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and on BBC News, ABC Radio, and the BBC World Service. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768378851616,"sku":"9781541646995","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b1bf801e348de06376a7e58bac640bfc.webp?v=1780328266","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spite-the-upside-of-your-dark-side-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}