The secret of our success : how culture is driving human evolution, domesticating our species, and making us smarter /

"Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated lan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henrich, Joseph Patrick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Human evolution.
Social evolution.
Behavior evolution.
Cultural Evolution
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Évolution sociale.
Évolution du comportement.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Behavior evolution
Human evolution
Social evolution
Hominisation
Mensch
Art
Erfolg
Kultur
Kooperation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A puzzling primate
  • It's not our intelligence
  • Lost European explorers
  • How to make a cultural species
  • What are big brains for? : or, How culture stole our guts
  • Why some people have blue eyes
  • On the origin of faith
  • Prestige, dominance, and menopause
  • In-laws, incest taboos, and rituals
  • Intergroup competition shapes cultural evolution
  • Self-domestication
  • Our collective brains
  • Communicative tools with rules
  • Enculturated brains and honorable hormones
  • When we crossed the Rubicon
  • Why us?
  • A new kind of animal.

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