Bibliograph

Wired for Culture, Origins of the Human Social Mind, Mark Pagel

Type

Label

Wired for Culture, Origins of the Human Social Mind, Mark Pagel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wired for Culture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

738350014

Responsibility statement

Mark Pagel

Sub title

Origins of the Human Social Mind

Summary

A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history

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

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