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The Ape that Understood the Universe

How the Mind and Culture Evolve

by Steve Stewart-Williams · 2018 · 386 pages

Chris Williamson
Chris Williamson
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Chris Williamson

About This Book

This book explores human nature through the twin lenses of evolutionary psychology and cultural evolution. Using the perspective of a hypothetical alien scientist, it examines how biological inheritance and the transmission of memes shape behaviors such as altruism, sexual selection, and religion.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorPhilosophyScience & Technology

Topics

AltruismCultural EvolutionEvolutionary PsychologyGeneticsHuman BehaviorMemesSex Differences

Book Details

Published

2018

Pages

386

Language

en

ISBN

9781108425049

Audiobook Available

15h 53m
Narrated by Tom Lawrence

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