Seven Deadly Sins: The Neuroscience of Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Seven Deadly Sins will explore the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and their origin in our genes.

Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger. These are The Seven Deadly Sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply important and useful biological functions that humans need to survive? Instead of being acts of immo...