{"product_id":"a-different-kind-of-animal-9780691195902","title":"A Different Kind of Animal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow our ability to learn from each other has been the essential ingredient to our remarkable success as a speciesHuman beings have evolved to become the most dominant species on Earth. This astonishing transformation is usually explained in terms of cognitive ability-people are just smarter than all the rest. But Robert Boyd argues that culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this lucid, well-argued treatise, anthropologist Robert Boyd avers that we are 'culture-saturated creatures', and that it is culturally transmitted knowledge that sets us apart and explains our dramatic range of behaviours, from rampant violence to great feats of cooperation.\"\u003cb\u003e—Barbara Kiser, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Different Kind of Animal\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating introduction to a fertile field of cultural research that should be better-known. Approachable and clearly argued, it is a brave revival of the autonomy of culture and a breath of fresh air for those tired of the narrow claims of evolutionary psychology.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCosmos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thought-provoking.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403879686487,"sku":"9780691195902","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691195902.jpg?v=1730484781","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-different-kind-of-animal-9780691195902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}