The punisher's brain : the evolution of judge and jury / Morris B. Hoffman.
The punisher's brain : the evolution of judge and jury / Morris B. Hoffman.
The punisher's brain : the evolution of judge and jury / Morris B. Hoffman.
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G 2014/5015
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English
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xi, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The most original of original sins. The social problem : cheat or cooperate? ; Our natures lost and rediscovered ; Culture : our small groups become large ; The culture and evolution of law ; The problem of property ; The promising animal : homo exchangius ; Two solutions to the social problem -- De...
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New York (State)
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"Evolution built us to punish cheaters. Without that punishment instinct, we would never have been able to live in small groups, and would never have realized all the significant benefits that small-group living conferred, including mutual defense, cooperative hunting, property, divisions of labor and economies of scale. In fact, to a large extent...
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The punisher's brain : the evolution of judge and jury / Morris B. Hoffman.
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Cambridge studies in economics, choice, and society.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2014/5015
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74VKK08KQ7wd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKK08KQ7wd
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ISBN
1107038065 (hardback)
9781107038066 (hardback)
DDC
303.36
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991021992559702626
