Humankind: A Hopeful History Yves Saint Laurent A hundred years on

A hundred years on

The false conviction of Amanda Knox

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has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries

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Humankind: A Hopeful History Yves Saint Laurent A hundred years onIt's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self interest. Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to