Explaining Culture A Naturalistic Approach
Explaining Culture A Naturalistic Approach by Dan Sperber, published by Wiley on November 6, 1996, is a thought-provoking exploration of how ideas can spread and transform societies. This edition, comprising 184 pages, delves into the relationship between culture, cognition, and the environment, presenting a framework for understanding the dynamics of cultural contagion.
Readers will find a detailed examination of how ideas can invade populations and the subsequent effects on individuals and their surroundings. Sperber’s work engages with themes in science and philosophy, particularly focusing on the social aspects of cultural transmission. This book is suitable for those interested in the cognitive revolution’s influence on cultural understanding, providing insights into the mechanisms behind the spread of ideas.
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Ideas, Dan Sperber argues, may be contagious. They may invade whole populations. In the process, the people, their environment, and the ideas themselves are being transformed. To explain culture is to describe the causes and the effects of this contagion of ideas. This book will be read by all those with an interest in the impact of the cognitive revolution on our understanding of culture.
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