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Beyond Revenge The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct

Michael E. McCullough

Why is revenge such a pervasive and destructive problem? How can we create a future in which revenge is less common and forgiveness is more common? Psychologist Michael McCullough argues that the key to a more forgiving, less vengeful world is to understand the evolutionary forces that gave rise to...

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On Being with Krista Tippett

It was the book that sparked the podcast host's interest in the topic of revenge and forgiveness. The author's research challenges common assumptions about revenge and forgiveness, exploring their biological and historical purposes.

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I was hooked by the first line of Beyond Revenge, a book by the research psychologist Michael McCullough.

— Episode: Michael McCullough — Getting Revenge and...

Episode: Michael McCullough — Getting Revenge and Forgivene...

It was the book that sparked the podcast host's interest in the topic of revenge and forgiveness. The author's research challenges common assumptions about revenge and forgiveness, exploring their biological and historical purposes.

"

I was hooked by the first line of Beyond Revenge, a book by the research psychologist Michael McCullough.

That's right, one of the things that got me writing Beyond Revenge actually was a dissatisfaction with the kind of boxes that we all tend to put revenge and forgiveness in as human dispositions.

I interviewed Michael McCullough in 2008 just after he published Beyond Revenge.

His book is Beyond Revenge, the Evolution of the forgiveness instinct.

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