Wired for culture origins of the human social mind
A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.
| Main Author: | Pagel, Mark D. |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
W.W. Norton,
c2012.
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
Table of 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.