Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind
of Mark Pagel
Description
A unique trait of the human species is that our personalities, lifestyles, and worldviews are shaped by an accident of birthânamely, the culture into which we are born. It is our cultures and not our genes that determine which foods we eat, which languages we speak, which people we love and marry, and which people we kill in war. But how did our species develop a mind that is hardwired for cultureâand why?Evolutionary biologist Mark Pagel tracks this intriguing question through the last 80,000 years of human evolution, revealing how an innate propensity to contribute and conform to the culture of our birth not only enabled human survival and progress in the past but also continues to influence our behavior today. Shedding light on our speciesâ defining attributesâfrom art, morality, and altruism to self-interest, deception, and prejudiceâWired for Culture offers surprising new insights into what it means to be human.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date February 27th 2012
- First Publication 02/20/12
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393065879
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science & Technology
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