Darwin's unfinished symphony : how culture made the human mind /

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and language to science and technology. How did the human mind--and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture--evolve from its roots in animal behavior? Darwin's Unfinished Symphony presents a captiv...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laland, Kevin N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Social evolution.
Human evolution.
Social learning.
Cognition and culture.
Brain > Evolution.
Evolutionary psychology.
Évolution sociale.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Apprentissage social.
Cognition et culture.
Psychologie évolutionniste.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SCIENCE > Natural history-discipline.
Human evolution
Brain > Evolution
Cognition and culture
Evolutionary psychology
Social evolution
Social learning
Evolution
Mensch
Kognitives Verhalten
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foundations of culture. Darwin's unfinished symphony ; Ubiquitous copying ; Why copy? ; A tale of two fishes ; The roots of creativity
  • The evolution of the mind. The evolution of intelligence ; High fidelity ; Why we alone have language ; Gene-culture coevolution ; The dawn of civilization ; Foundations of cooperation ; The arts
  • Awe without wonder.

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