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1 online resource (498 pages) : illustrations. |
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Strungmann Forum reports
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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List of contributors -- Introduction / Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen -- Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups -- Zoon politicon : the evolutionary roots of human sociopolitical -- Systems / Herbert Gintis and Carel van Schaik -- Human cooperation among kin and close associates may require / Sarah Mathew, Robert Boyd, and Matthijs Van Veelen -- The puzzle of human ultrasociality : how did large-scale complex societies evolve? / Peter Turchin -- Like me : a homophily-based account of human culture / Daniel Haun and Harriet Over -- Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups / Fiona M. Jordan, Rapporteur -- Carel van schaik, pieter fransis, herbert gintis, daniel haun, daniel j. hruschka, marco a. janssen, james a. kitts, laurent lehmann, sarah mathew, peter j. richerson, peter turchin, and polly wiessner -- The cultural evolution of technology and science -- The cultural evolution of technology : facts and theories / Robert Boyd, Peter Richerson, and Joseph Henrich -- Long-term trajectories of technological change / Stephen Shennan -- Neuroscience of technology / Dietrich Stout -- Scientific method as cultural innovation / Robert N. McCauley -- The cultural evolution of technology and science / Alex Mesoudi, Rapporteur, Kevin N. Laland, Robert Boyd, Briggs Buchanan, Emma Flynn, Robert N. McCauley, Jurgen Renn, Victoria Reyes-Garc-a, Stephen Shennan, Dietrich Stout, and Claudio Tennie -- Cultural evolution of language -- The interplay of genetic and cultural factors in ongoing language evolution / Stephen C. Levinson and Dan Dediu -- Cultural evolution and language diversity / Nicholas Evans -- Language acquisition as a cultural process / Elena Lieven -- Phylogenetic models of language change: three new questions / Russell D. Gray, Simon J. Greenhill, and Quentin D. Atkinson -- Cultural evolution of language / Michael Cysouw, Rapporteur, Stephen C. Levinson, Andrea Baronchelli, Morten H. Christiansen, William Croft, Dan Dediu -- Nicholas evans, simon garrod, russell gray, anne kandler, and elena lieven -- The cultural evolution of religion -- The evolution of prosocial religions / Edward Slingerland, Joseph Henrich, and Ara Norenzayan -- Rethinking proximate causation and development in religious / Evolution -- Harvey whitehouse -- Religious prosociality: a synthesis -- Ara norenzayan, joseph henrich, and edward slingerland -- The cultural evolution of religion -- Bibliography -- Subject index. |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Human evolution -- Religious aspects.
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Social evolution.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
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Electronic books.
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Christiansen, Morten H., 1963-
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Richerson, Peter J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cultural evolution. Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2013] xi, 485 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Strungmann forum reports 9780262019750 (OCoLC)842880357 (OCoLC)842884138 (DLC) 2013018994 |
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9780262019750 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780262318297 (electronic bk.) |
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