Human Cultures through the Scientific Lens
| Autor: | Boyer, Pascal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
anthropology
ethology economics evolutionary biology experimental psychology history human evolution neuroscience political science psychology ritual social science bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social & cultural anthropology ethnography bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues |
| Druh dokumentu: | book |
| DOI: | 10.11647/OBP.0257 |
| Popis: | "This volume brings together a collection of seven articles previously published by the author, with a new introduction reframing the articles in the context of past and present questions in anthropology, psychology and human evolution. It promotes the perspective of ‘integrated’ social science, in which social science questions are addressed in a deliberately eclectic manner, combining results and models from evolutionary biology, experimental psychology, economics, anthropology and history. It thus constitutes a welcome contribution to a gradually emerging approach to social science based on E. O. Wilson’s concept of ‘consilience’. Human Cultures through the Scientific Lens spans a wide range of topics, from an examination of ritual behaviour, integrating neuro-science, ethology and anthropology to explain why humans engage in ritual actions (both cultural and individual), to the motivation of conflicts between groups. As such, the collection gives readers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the applications of an evolutionary paradigm in the social sciences. This volume will be a useful resource for scholars and students in the social sciences (particularly psychology, anthropology, evolutionary biology and the political sciences), as well as a general readership interested in the social sciences. " |
| Databáze: | OAPEN Library |
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