search for books and compare prices
By
Tim Lewens
Price
Store
Arrives
Preparing
Shipping
Jump quickly to results on these stores:
The price is the lowest for any condition, which may be new or used; other conditions may also be available.
Jump down to see edition details for: Hardcover
Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
October 18, 2015
Pages
205
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780199674183
ISBN-10
0199674183
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$45.00
Other format details
university press
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
A Culture of Growth | Anthropology | Economics Rules | The Secret of Our Success | How Traditions Live and Die | Race, Culture, and Evolution | Cultural Evolution | Cultural Evolution | Sense and Nonsense
A Culture of Growth | Anthropology | Economics Rules | The Secret of Our Success | How Traditions Live and Die | Race, Culture, and Evolution | Cultural Evolution | Cultural Evolution | Sense and Nonsense
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Tim Lewens aims to understand what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why it is that this approach is often treated with suspicion. Convinced of the exceptional power of natural selection, many thinkers--typically working in biological anthropology, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary biology--have suggested it should be freed from the confines of biology, and applied to cultural change in humans and other animals. At the same time, others-typically with backgrounds in disciplines like social anthropology and history-have been just as vocal in dismissing the evolutionary approach to culture. What drives these disputes over Darwinism in the social sciences?
While making a case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, Lewens shows why the concerns of sceptics should not dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Indeed, confusions about what evolutionary approaches entail are propagated by their proponents, as well as by their detractors. By taking seriously the problems faced by these approaches to culture, Lewens shows how such approaches can be better formulated, where their most significant limitations lie, and how the tools of cultural evolutionary thinking might become more widely accepted.
While making a case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, Lewens shows why the concerns of sceptics should not dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Indeed, confusions about what evolutionary approaches entail are propagated by their proponents, as well as by their detractors. By taking seriously the problems faced by these approaches to culture, Lewens shows how such approaches can be better formulated, where their most significant limitations lie, and how the tools of cultural evolutionary thinking might become more widely accepted.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Oxford Univ Pr (October 18, 2015)
9780199674183 | details & prices | 205 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $45.00
About: Tim Lewens aims to understand what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why it is that this approach is often treated with suspicion.
About: Tim Lewens aims to understand what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why it is that this approach is often treated with suspicion.
Pricing is shown for items sent to or within the U.S., excluding shipping and tax. Please consult the store to determine exact fees. No warranties are made express or implied about the accuracy, timeliness, merit, or value of the information provided. Information subject to change without notice. isbn.nu is not a bookseller, just an information source.