Robert Wright
American science writer whose The Moral Animal applied evolutionary psychology to ethics and politics. Nonzero argued that human history exhibits a directional trend toward cooperation. Why Buddhism Is True uses evolutionary psychology to validate Buddhist insight. He writes at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
Works
- The Moral AnimalApplication of evolutionary psychology to human behavior and moral judgment
- NonzeroTheory of history as progression toward greater mutual interdependence
- The Evolution of GodEvolutionary account of how religious concepts emerged and evolved
- Why Buddhism Is TrueExamination of Buddhism's psychological principles through scientific lens
- Three Scientists and Their GodsBiographical study of scientists and their relationships with religious faith