No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality

By Judith Rich Harris

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Science & Math

Judith Rich Harris, author of The Nurture Assumption, tries to explain why people, even identical twins raised together, differ so much in personality. She tests possible explanations against the evidence and proposes a new theory: the mind has separate systems for building relationships, fitting into groups and gaining status. The interplay of these systems, she argues, produces each person's individuality.

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• Shane Parrish: “Still Interested? It’s highly recommended that you read both of her books in full: The Nurture Assumption and No Two Alike.”