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Minds make societiesPascal Boyer

Minds make societies

2018368 pages
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A watershed book that masterfully integrates insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to explore the development and workings of human societies "There is no good reason why human societies should not be described and explained with the same precision and success as the rest of nature." Thus argues evolutionary psychologist Pascal Boyer in this uniquely innovative book. Integrating recent insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and other fields, he offers precise models of why humans engage in social behaviors such as forming…

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4 editions
  • Other · English · 2020
    Yale University Press · 376 pages · 9780300248548
  • Other · English · 2018
    Yale University Press · 359 pages · 9780300223453
  • Other · English · 2018
    Yale University Press · 9780300235173
  • Other · English · 2018
    Brilliance Audio · 9781978637191
CognitionCognition and cultureSocializationSocial evolutionPhilosophical anthropologyCultural EvolutionSocial BehaviorSocial Environment