Henrich draws on his far-flung ethnographic field studies and the work of colleagues to illustrate the adaptive power of human culture.--The Scientist
Joseph Henrich Knihy
Joseph Henrich je antropolog, který zkoumá evoluční základy lidského chování. Jeho práce se zaměřuje na to, jak se lidé učí, jak se šíří kulturní inovace a jak tyto procesy formují naše společnosti. Ponořuje se do složitostí evoluce kultury a jejího vlivu na naše životy. Jeho výzkum nám pomáhá pochopit, co nás činí jedinečně lidskými.
The Weirdest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
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Do you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do you cultivate your unique attributes and personal goals? If so, perhaps you are WEIRD- raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic. Unlike most who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, nonconformist, analytical and control-oriented. Joseph Henrich, who developed the game-changing concept of WEIRD, draws on leading-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics and evolutionary biology to explore how changing family structures, marriage practices and religious beliefs since the Middle Ages shaped the Western mind, laying the foundations for the world we know today.