Social Expertise Evolution Intellect (14 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good +. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiv, 413pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Wraps have been covered in clear, protective plastic. Bump to head of spine. Toning and faint dust-spotting to edges of text block. Price sticker to rear cover. Penciled notation to verso of half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book presents an alternative to conventional ideas about the evolution of the human intellect. Instead of placing top priority on the role of tools, the pressure for their skillful use, and the related importance of interpersonal communication as a means for enhanced cooperation, this volume explores quite a different idea-- that the driving force in the evolution of human intellect was social expertise--a force which enabled the manipulation of others within the social group, who themselves are seen as posing the most challenging problems faced by primitive humans. The need to outwit one's clever colleagues then produces an evolutionary spiraling of "Machiavellian intelligence." The book forms a complete and self-contained text on this fast-growing topic. It includes the origins of the basic premise and a wealth of exciting developments, described by an international team of authors from the fields of anthropology, psychology, and zoology. An evaluation of more traditional approaches is also undertaken, with a view to discovering to what extent Machiavellian intelligence represents a complementary concept or one that is truly an alternative. Readers and students will find this fascinating volume carries them to the frontiers of scientific work on the origin of human intellect.(Publisher).…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9780198521754.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Cloth cover in excellent condition, protected by mylar cover. Minimal underlining. Slight foxing on edges. Book is in excellent shape. 100% of proceeds go towards promoting literacy in under-served areas of the world.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780198521754.…

Paperback. Condition: sehr guter Zustand. 266 Seiten 800 gr.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Light wear to cover edges, slight crease to rear cover and wear to spine ends. Marks to page block and crease to leading corner of page 196. Contents clean. AD. Used.

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Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1988. XIV,413 pp. Figs. Softcover. An examination of the theory that the driving force behind the human intellect was social expertise, and that the need to outwit colleagues produces an evolutionary spiralling of "Machiavellian intelligence". [Publisher].

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