Mathematical Models of Social Evolution – A Guide for the Perplexed, New edition Edition
A Guide for the Perplexed
- Paperback
426 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2007
Summary
Over the last several decades, mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. But students in these disciplines often seriously lack the tools to understand them. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, Mathematical Models of Social Evolution aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226558271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226558274 |
| Author: | Robert Boyd, Richard Mcelreath |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 426 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 646g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 145mm x 239mm |
Critics Review
“Evolutionary arguments are increasingly used as explanations in a wide range of human sciences - psychology, economics, anthropology - as well as in biology itself. However, these arguments are frequently employed on the basis of a secondhand understanding of the principles by which they are derived. This is the first book to provide a thorough but accessible grounding in the methods underlying the major topics in the evolution of social behavior. It should become required study for graduate students in evolution and human behavior.” - Daniel Nettle, Newcastle University”
Robert Boyd
Richard McElreath is associate professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis. Robert Boyd is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles and coauthor of Not by Genes Alone, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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