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Wired for culture : origins of the human social mind / Mark Pagel.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 416 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780393065879 (hbk.)
  • 0393065871 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.4 23
LOC classification:
  • GN 281  P133w 2012
Contents:
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.
Summary: A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) GN 281 P133w 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000107371

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.

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