Tales of the ex-apes : how we think about human evolution / Jonathan Marks.
Tales of the ex-apes : how we think about human evolution / Jonathan Marks.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
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G 2016/1604
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Science -- History and morality -- Evolutionary concepts -- How to think about evolution non-reductively -- How our ancestors transgressed the boundaries of apehood -- Human evolution as biocultural evolution -- Human nature/culture.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"This book is about the irreducibility of human evolution to purely biological properties and processes, for human evolution has incorporated the emergence of social relations and cultural histories that are unprecedented in the apes. Human evolution over the last few million years has involved the transformation from biological evolution into bioc...
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Tales of the ex-apes : how we think about human evolution / Jonathan Marks.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also issued online.
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G 2016/1604
Record Identifier
74VKVpQyO4zX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpQyO4zX
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ISBN
0520285824 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520285811 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520285816 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520285828 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
599.93/8
MMS ID
991023988306802626