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" Beyond revenge : "
Michael McCullough
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BL
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Record Number
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634598
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Main Entry
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McCullough, Michael E
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Title & Author
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Beyond revenge : : the evolution of the forgiveness instinct /\ Michael McCullough
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Edition Statement
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1st ed
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Publication Statement
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San Francisco, CA :: Jossey-Bass,, c2008
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Page. NO
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xix, 298 p. ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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9780787977566 (cloth)
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: 078797756X (cloth)
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
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Introduction: Three simple truths about revenge and forgiveness -- Putting vengeance and forgiveness back into human nature -- Revenge is a problem : counting the costs -- Revenge is a solution : three evolutionary hypotheses -- The retribution solution : the evidence for adaptation -- Family, friendship, and the functions of forgiveness -- The forgiveness instinct -- The forgiving brain -- To promote and to maintain friendly relations : making forgiveness happen -- From neurons to nations -- Divine forgiveness and righteous revenge -- Homo ignoscens
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Subject
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Revenge
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Forgiveness
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Dewey Classification
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155.9/2
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LC Classification
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BF637.R48M43 2008
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