Christian, Maps of Time, chaps. 6, 7; pp. 171–76.
Lewin, Human Evolution.
Deacon, The Symbolic Species.
Pinker, The Language Instinct.
Tomasello, The Cultural Origins.
Wright, Nonzero.
- What evidence is there that our species is radically different from
other hominines? - What is “collective learning,” and why does it give our species such a
striking ecological advantage?
Essential Reading
Supplementary Reading
Questions to Consider