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Significant others, the ape-human continuum and the quest for human nature, Craig Stanford

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Significant others, the ape-human continuum and the quest for human nature, Craig Stanford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Significant others

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

45917228

Responsibility statement

Craig Stanford

Sub title

the ape-human continuum and the quest for human nature

Summary

This work concerns what the family connection between apes and humans really means. The co-director of the famous Jane Goodall Research Centre uses knowledge of great ape behaviour to examine (and puncture) many myths about humans - about mating practices, the origins of human cognition and others

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Five cherished myths of human origins -- pt. 1. Love, death, and food. Apes from Mars and Venus ; You are what you eat ; Let us prey ; The handmaid's tale ; The infanticide wars ; Natal attractions -- pt. 2. Culture, language, and the trouble with evolutionary psychology. Got culture? ; Machiavelli's uncle was a monkey ; The nature of nurture ; The silliest debate -- pt. 3. Islands in the human sea. Gorillas without borders ; In the field ; Islands in the human sea ; The ape's gift

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