Wired for culture : origins of the human social mind /
Pagel, Mark D. 1954-
Wired for culture : origins of the human social mind / Mark Pagel. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2012. - xi, 416 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-392) and index.
Introduction : the gamble -- pt. 1. Mind control, protection, and prosperity. The occupation of the world ; Ultra-sociality and the cultural survival vehicle ; The domestication of our talents ; Religion and other cultural "enhancers" -- pt. 2. Cooperation and our cultural nature. Reciprocity and the shadow of the future ; Green beards and the reputation marketplace ; Hostile forces -- pt. 3. The theatre of the mind. Human language - the voice of our genes ; Deception, consciousness, and truth -- pt. 4. The many and the few. Termite mounds and the exploitation of our social instincts.
A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.
9780393065879 (hbk.) 0393065871 (hbk.)
Human evolution.
Social evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Evolutionary genetics.
Evolución humana
Evolución social
Evolución (Biología)
Genética evolutiva
Genética
Evolución
Cambio social
GN 281 / P133w 2012
303.4
Wired for culture : origins of the human social mind / Mark Pagel. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2012. - xi, 416 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-392) and index.
Introduction : the gamble -- pt. 1. Mind control, protection, and prosperity. The occupation of the world ; Ultra-sociality and the cultural survival vehicle ; The domestication of our talents ; Religion and other cultural "enhancers" -- pt. 2. Cooperation and our cultural nature. Reciprocity and the shadow of the future ; Green beards and the reputation marketplace ; Hostile forces -- pt. 3. The theatre of the mind. Human language - the voice of our genes ; Deception, consciousness, and truth -- pt. 4. The many and the few. Termite mounds and the exploitation of our social instincts.
A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.
9780393065879 (hbk.) 0393065871 (hbk.)
Human evolution.
Social evolution.
Evolution (Biology)
Evolutionary genetics.
Evolución humana
Evolución social
Evolución (Biología)
Genética evolutiva
Genética
Evolución
Cambio social
GN 281 / P133w 2012
303.4