Robert Wright

American author and journalist — author of The Moral Animal (evolutionary psychology), Nonzero (game theory and history), and Why Buddhism Is True — who applies evolutionary biology and game theory to ethics and religion.

Creates the evolutionary psychology account of morality — The Moral Animal applies Darwinian logic systematically to human moral behavior (altruism, guilt, friendship, family) to argue that moral emotions evolved because they enhanced reproductive success, and that understanding this is essential for moral progress.