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Wired for Culture: The Natural History of Human Cooperation de Mark Pagel

Wired for Culture: The Natural History of Human Cooperation

Autor Mark Pagel
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2013
'Expresses an infectious sense of wonder at the uniqueness of our species; it is hard not to be affected by his enthusiasm' Sunday Times

What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rituals and wrap ourselves in flags? In Wired for Culture Mark Pagel, the world's leading expert on human development, reveals how our facility for culture is the key to what makes us who we are.

Shedding light on everything from art, morality and affection to jealousy, self-interest and prejudice, Pagel shows that we developed culture - cooperating together and passing on knowledge - in order to survive. Our minds are hardwired for culture, and it still determines how we speak, who we love, why we kill and what we think today.

'Human evolution may be the hottest area in popular science writing. Within this field, Wired for Culture stands out for both its sweeping erudition and its accessibility ... richly rewarding' Financial Times
'Impressive for its detail, accuracy and vivacity' Guardian
'Pioneering, vivid ... the best popular science book on culture so far' Nature
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780141031606
ISBN-10: 0141031603
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Mark Pagel is head of the Evolution Laboratory in the Division of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, at the University of Reading, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the editor-in-chief of the award winning OxfordEncyclopaedia of Evolutionand co-author ofThe Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology, which is regarded as a classic, as well as the author of a number of articles inScience,Nature, and other journals, and he has also been a contributor to numerous monographs. Statistical methods that Pagel has developed are used by researchers all over the world to study evolutionary trends across species.

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Selected by theGuardianas a literary highlight for 2012
Pagel's story is ... vivid and effective ... this is the best popular science book on culture so far
Gorgeously written, elegantly argued, Pagel demonstrates that genes are only a small part of the human success story; minds and culture are the larger part. A compelling read that allows us to appreciate everything around us with fresh eyes
An intriguing combination of information...with an optimistic prediction of a future global society in which inventiveness and cooperation prevail
Pagel does an excellent job of using evolutionary biology to discuss the origins of religion, music, and art, and the readson why, cross-culturally, we generally share a sense of morality
The clarity of Pagel's absorbing account is enhanced by the fact that he looks at everything through the one lens: evolution. [Wired for Cultureis] Impressive for its detail, accuracy and vivacity
Human evolution may be the hottest area in popular science writing, ahead even of books about cosmology and the brain. Within this crowded field, Mark Pagel'sWired for Culturestands out for both its sweeping erudition and its accessibility to the non-specialist reader
A remarkable and beautifully written book
It's a clear and convincing read, and it wouldn't look out of place alongside Pinker and Dawkins