Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness

A “magnificent” (Science) exploration of how genetics complicates our ideas about blame, punishment, and moral responsibility, from acclaimed psychologist and author of The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden.

“Not a dry, restrained, contained scientific inquiry but a daring, complex, sometimes confounding and ultimately powerful tapestry of a book.”—The New York Times Book Review

As one of the world’s leading scientists examining how our DNA shapes differences in temperament, temptation, an...