RSA - David Brooks on The Social Animal

Conservatives generally argue that human beings are rugged individuals and fully responsible for their actions. I wonder if David Brooks, who is a conservative editorial writer for the New York Times and often represents the political right on PBS's The News Hour, gets the irony of having written a book that argues human beings are more social than individual and largely unconscious of why they make many of their choices in life?

In this audio clip, Brooks is speaking to the RSA about his book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement.

The Social Animal

19th May 2011

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RSA Thursday

How do we become the people we are, and why do we do the things we do?

Acclaimed writer and New York Times columnist David Brooks visits the RSA to explore the new view of human nature being revealed by the latest insights from the cognitive sciences, and the profound implications these have for our understanding of ourselves, our choices, our relationships, and our paths in life.

Chair: Madeleine Bunting, Guardian columnist and associate editor

Suggested hashtag for Twitter users: #RSAanimal

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