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Category: Cultural Evolution

Books that examine the interaction of biology and culture or the biological and cultural roots of the development of human societies.

October 12, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why We Cooperate” by Michael Tomasello

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution” by Bowles and Gintis

January 15, 2021April 11, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Evolution of Human Societies” by Johnson and Earle

April 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Cultural Evolution: How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human Culture” by Alex Mesoudi

April 8, 2020April 11, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge” by Matt Ridley

March 24, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Origin and Evolution of Cultures” by Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson

January 31, 2020April 11, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution” by Richerson and Boyd

January 2, 2020April 13, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Secret of Our Success” by Joseph Henrich

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  • Book Summary: “Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity” by Francis Fukuyama
  • Book Summary: “Why We Cooperate” by Michael Tomasello
  • Book Summary: "Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World" by Niall Ferguson
  • Book Summary: “The Secret of Our Success” by Joseph Henrich
  • Book Summary: “Cultural Evolution: People’s Motivations are Changing” by Ronald Inglehart

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