Thought in a hostile world : the evolution of human cognition / Kim Sterelny.
Thought in a hostile world : the evolution of human cognition / Kim Sterelny.
Thought in a hostile world : the evolution of human cognition / Kim Sterelny.
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Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N155.7/44
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English
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Physical content
xi, 262 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Evolutionary Naturalism -- 2. Detection Systems -- 3. Fuels for Success -- 4. Fuels for Success: The Social Intelligence Hypothesis -- 5. The Descent of Preference -- 6. Reconstructing Hominid Evolution -- 7. The Cooperation Explosion -- 8. The Self-made Species -- 9. Heterogeneous Environments a...
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Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2003.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2003.
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"Sterelny uses this and related ideas to explore from an evolutionary perspective the relationship between folk psychology and an integrated scientific conception of human cognition. In the process, he examines how and why human minds have evolved. The book argues that humans are cognitively, socially, and sexually very unlike the other great apes,...
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Thought in a hostile world : the evolution of human cognition / Kim Sterelny.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-257) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N155.7/44
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74VKPB8qlXPy
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0631188878 (pbk. : alk. paper)
063118886X (alk. paper)
9780631188872 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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155.7
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991019772109702626
