Inheritance : the evolutionary origins of the modern world /

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are and is now driving us to ruin. Each of us is endowed with an inheritance, set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights, driving the ris...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitehouse, Harvey (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard Univeristy Press, [2024].
Subjects:	Human evolution. Social evolution. Human behavior > Evolution. Human behavior > Social aspects. Heredity, Human. Religion and culture.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : an unnatural history of humanity
Part one: Nature evolved
Wild religion
Social glue
Part two: Nature extended
Cranking up conformism
Religiosity and the rise of supernatural authority
Tribalism and the evolution of warfare
Part three: Nature reimagined
Conformism and the climate
Religiosity on sale
Tribalism today
Epilogue: Rise of the teratribe.