{"product_id":"spite-simon-mccarthy-jones-9781541646995","title":"Spite: The Upside of Your Dark Side","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon McCarthy-Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541646991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541646995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2021","brand":"Simon McCarthy-Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050803687679,"sku":"9781541646995","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_890fcfcd-4011-4d5f-8d64-9be07978363b.jpg?v=1685009341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spite-simon-mccarthy-jones-9781541646995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}