The Evolved Apprentice
How Evolution Made Humans Unique
$65.91
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2014
Summary
A new theory of the evolution of human cognition and human social life that emphasizes the role of information sharing across generations.Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, and foraging patterns have all shifted sharply away from those of the other great apes. In The Evolved Apprentice, Kim Sterelny a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262526661 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262526662 |
| Author: | Kim Sterelny |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Jean Nicod Lectures |
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The author’s imposing scholarship, skill in philosophical analysis, and conscientious scientific methodology make this work a definitive critical discussion of current controversies concerning how humans evolved.
—ChoiceThe Evolved Apprentice is a landmark in theorizing about human cognitive evolution. It should change the conversation. Its breadth of scope, richness of detail, and conceptual originality are unmatched in the recent literature. I recommend it highly.
—The European LegacyAbout The Author
Kim Sterelny
Kim Sterelny is Professor of Philosophy at Australian National University and Victoria University of Wellington. His books include Language and Reality (with Michael Devitt; second edition, MIT Press).
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