Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kevin N. Lala
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:464
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
ISBN/Barcode 9780691182810
ClassificationsDewey:576.8
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 13 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 11 September 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind-and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture-evolve from its roots in animal behavior? Darwin's Unfinished Symphony presents a captivating new theory of human cognitive evolution. This compelling an

Author Biography

Kevin N. Laland is professor of behavioral and evolutionary biology at the University of St Andrews.

Reviews

"Winner of the 2017 British Psychological Society Book Awards, Best Academic Monograph" "Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Biological Science, Association of American Publishers" "One of Forbes.com's 10 Best Biology Books of 2017, chosen by GrrlScientist" "Selected for Askblog's Books of the year 2017" "Not only philosophers and other human scientists interested . . . in cognitive and epistemological issues, but also educators and researchers in educational sciences can greatly benefit from reading this excellent book."---Lorenzo Magnani, Science and Education