Evolution and Culture: A Fyssen Foundation Symposium

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Author: Stephen C. Levinson

ISBN-10: 0262621975

ISBN-13: 9780262621977

Category: Basic Sciences

Biological and cultural processes have evolved together, in a symbiotic spiral; they are now indissolubly linked, with human survival unlikely without such culturally produced aids as clothing, cooked food, and tools. The twelve original essays collected in this volume take an evolutionary perspective on human culture, examining the emergence of culture in evolution and the underlying role of brain and cognition. The essay authors, all internationally prominent researchers in their fields,...

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Twelve original essays examine the symbiotic relation of culture and genome.

Preface : it was not there in the Big Bang, but ...1Introduction : the evolution of culture in a microcosm12Quantum leaps in evolution453The emergence of culture in the context of Hominin evolutionary patterns534Interactions of culture and natural selection among Pleistocene hunters795Solving the puzzle of human cooperation1056From typo to thinko : when evolution graduated to semantic norms1337Conceptual tools for a naturalistic approach to cultural evolution1478Brains, cognition, and the evolution of culture1699The evolution of culture from a neurobiological perspective18110Uniquely human cognition is a product of human culture20311Moral ingredients : how we evolved the capacity to do the right thing21912The cultural and evolutionary history of the real numbers24713Why animals do not have culture275