Kim Sterelny

The Evolved Apprentice: How Evolution Made Humans Unique (Jean Nicod Lectures)

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ISBN 13:: 9780262526661
author:: Kim Sterelny
format:: Paperback
publisher:: MIT Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 264
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 1.3 x 22.9 cm
Genre:: Health, Family & Lifestyle, Psychology & Psychiatry, Schools of Thought
Condition:: New
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The Evolved Apprentice: How Evolution Made Humans Unique by Kim Sterelny Over the last three million years, human evolution has diverged sharply from that of our great ape relatives. This rapid and pervasive change is thought to have stemmed from the gradual enrichment of the learning environment for future generations. As humans began to share information with each other, they also developed cooperative social structures and ecological interactions. This new theory of human evolution emphasizes the role of information sharing across generations in shaping our cognition and social lives. Sterelny proposes that humans developed a unique form of ecological interaction with their environment, one that relied on adapted developmental environments as much as adapted minds. By understanding how this process unfolded, we can gain insight into what makes us human. By exploring the evolution of human cognition and social life, Sterelny sheds light on the complex relationships between our minds, our environment, and our place in the natural world.

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