Cultural evolution : society, technology, language, and religion /
Cultural evolution : society, technology, language, and religion /
edited by Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen.
- Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
- Strungmann forum reports .
Includes bibliographies and index.
List of contributors -- Introduction / Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups -- Zoon politicon : the evolutionary roots of human sociopolitical -- Systems / Human cooperation among kin and close associates may require / The puzzle of human ultrasociality : how did large-scale complex societies evolve? / Like me : a homophily-based account of human culture / Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups / Carel van schaik, pieter fransis, herbert gintis, daniel haun, daniel j. hruschka, marco a. janssen, james a. kitts, laurent lehmann, sarah mathew, peter j. richerson, peter turchin, and polly wiessner -- The cultural evolution of technology and science -- The cultural evolution of technology : facts and theories / Long-term trajectories of technological change / Neuroscience of technology / Scientific method as cultural innovation / The cultural evolution of technology and science / Cultural evolution of language -- The interplay of genetic and cultural factors in ongoing language evolution / Cultural evolution and language diversity / Language acquisition as a cultural process / Phylogenetic models of language change: three new questions / Cultural evolution of language / Nicholas evans, simon garrod, russell gray, anne kandler, and elena lieven -- The cultural evolution of religion -- The evolution of prosocial religions / Rethinking proximate causation and development in religious / Harvey whitehouse -- Religious prosociality: a synthesis -- Ara norenzayan, joseph henrich, and edward slingerland -- The cultural evolution of religion -- Bibliography -- Subject index. Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen -- Herbert Gintis and Carel van Schaik -- Sarah Mathew, Robert Boyd, and Matthijs Van Veelen -- Peter Turchin -- Daniel Haun and Harriet Over -- Fiona M. Jordan, Rapporteur -- Robert Boyd, Peter Richerson, and Joseph Henrich -- Stephen Shennan -- Dietrich Stout -- Robert N. McCauley -- Alex Mesoudi, Rapporteur, Kevin N. Laland, Robert Boyd, Briggs Buchanan, Emma Flynn, Robert N. McCauley, Jurgen Renn, Victoria Reyes-GarcĂ-a, Stephen Shennan, Dietrich Stout, and Claudio Tennie -- Stephen C. Levinson and Dan Dediu -- Nicholas Evans -- Elena Lieven -- Russell D. Gray, Simon J. Greenhill, and Quentin D. Atkinson -- Michael Cysouw, Rapporteur, Stephen C. Levinson, Andrea Baronchelli, Morten H. Christiansen, William Croft, Dan Dediu -- Edward Slingerland, Joseph Henrich, and Ara Norenzayan -- Evolution --
9781461950356
Social evolution.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Human evolution--Religious aspects.
Electronic Books.
HM626 / .C858 2013
Includes bibliographies and index.
List of contributors -- Introduction / Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups -- Zoon politicon : the evolutionary roots of human sociopolitical -- Systems / Human cooperation among kin and close associates may require / The puzzle of human ultrasociality : how did large-scale complex societies evolve? / Like me : a homophily-based account of human culture / Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups / Carel van schaik, pieter fransis, herbert gintis, daniel haun, daniel j. hruschka, marco a. janssen, james a. kitts, laurent lehmann, sarah mathew, peter j. richerson, peter turchin, and polly wiessner -- The cultural evolution of technology and science -- The cultural evolution of technology : facts and theories / Long-term trajectories of technological change / Neuroscience of technology / Scientific method as cultural innovation / The cultural evolution of technology and science / Cultural evolution of language -- The interplay of genetic and cultural factors in ongoing language evolution / Cultural evolution and language diversity / Language acquisition as a cultural process / Phylogenetic models of language change: three new questions / Cultural evolution of language / Nicholas evans, simon garrod, russell gray, anne kandler, and elena lieven -- The cultural evolution of religion -- The evolution of prosocial religions / Rethinking proximate causation and development in religious / Harvey whitehouse -- Religious prosociality: a synthesis -- Ara norenzayan, joseph henrich, and edward slingerland -- The cultural evolution of religion -- Bibliography -- Subject index. Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen -- Herbert Gintis and Carel van Schaik -- Sarah Mathew, Robert Boyd, and Matthijs Van Veelen -- Peter Turchin -- Daniel Haun and Harriet Over -- Fiona M. Jordan, Rapporteur -- Robert Boyd, Peter Richerson, and Joseph Henrich -- Stephen Shennan -- Dietrich Stout -- Robert N. McCauley -- Alex Mesoudi, Rapporteur, Kevin N. Laland, Robert Boyd, Briggs Buchanan, Emma Flynn, Robert N. McCauley, Jurgen Renn, Victoria Reyes-GarcĂ-a, Stephen Shennan, Dietrich Stout, and Claudio Tennie -- Stephen C. Levinson and Dan Dediu -- Nicholas Evans -- Elena Lieven -- Russell D. Gray, Simon J. Greenhill, and Quentin D. Atkinson -- Michael Cysouw, Rapporteur, Stephen C. Levinson, Andrea Baronchelli, Morten H. Christiansen, William Croft, Dan Dediu -- Edward Slingerland, Joseph Henrich, and Ara Norenzayan -- Evolution --
9781461950356
Social evolution.
Technological innovations--Social aspects.
Human evolution--Religious aspects.
Electronic Books.
HM626 / .C858 2013