The Primate Origins of Human Nature (Foundation of Human Biology)

__The Primate Origins of Human Nature__ (Volume 3 in __The Foundations of Human Biology__ series) blends several elements from evolutionary biology as applied to primate behavioral ecology and primate psychology, classical physical anthropology and evolutionary psychology of humans. However, unlike similar books, it strives to define the human species relative to our living and extinct relatives, and thus highlights uniquely derived human features. The book features a truly multi-disciplinary, multi-theory, and comparative species approach to subjects not usually presented in textbooks focused on humans, such as the evolution of culture, life history, parenting, and social organization Elements Of Evolutionary Biology -- Basics Of Behavioral Biology -- Social Learning And Culture -- Evolution And Human Behavior -- Ancestors : Humans From A Comparative Perspective -- Human Evolution : A Brief Overview -- Primate Ecology -- Forager Ecology And Subsistence -- The Evolution Of Technology -- Sex, Sexual Selection, And Sex Differences -- Mating Systems And Sexuality In Primates -- Human Mating Systems And Sexuality -- Aesthetic Appreciation And Expression -- Life History -- Parenting And Reproductive Investment -- Growth And Development -- Social Life In Nonhuman Primates -- Primate Socioecology -- Social Evolution In Hominins -- Cooperation In Nature -- Warfare -- Morality -- Religion -- The Evolution Of Brain Size -- The Evolution Of Primate Cognition -- Human Language -- What Made Us Human? A Preliminary Synthesis. Carel P. Van Schaik, University Of Zurich, Switzerland ; Illustrations By Perry Van Duijnhoven. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Elements of evolutionary biology -- Basics of behavioral biology -- Social learning and culture -- Evolution and human behavior -- Ancestors : humans from a comparative perspective -- Human evolution : a brief overview -- Primate ecology -- Forager ecology and subsistence -- The evolution of technology -- Sex, sexual selection, and sex differences -- Mating systems and sexuality in primates -- Human mating systems and sexuality -- Aesthetic appreciation and expression -- Life history -- Parenting and reproductive investment -- Growth and development -- Social life in nonhuman primates -- Primate socioecology -- Social evolution in hominins -- Cooperation in nature -- Warfare -- Morality -- Religion -- The evolution of brain size -- The evolution of primate cognition -- Human language -- What made us human? a preliminary synthesis. The Primate Origins of Human Nature (Volume 3 in The Foundations of Human Biology series) blends several elements from evolutionary biology as applied to primate behavioral ecology and primate psychology, classical physical anthropology and evolutionary psychology of humans. However, unlike similar books, it strives to define the human species relative to our living and extinct relatives, and thus highlights uniquely derived human features. The book features a truly multi-disciplinary, multi-theory, and comparative species approach to subjects not usually presented in textbooks focused on humans, such as the evolution of culture, life history, parenting, and social organization. The Primate Origins of Human Nature brings a multi-disciplinary, multi-theory, and deeply comparative perspective to the contested idea of "human nature." Drawing on the findings and concepts of classical physical anthropology, behavioral ecology, and comparative and evolutionary psychology, this book uncovers and traces primate antecedents and evolutionary causes for a broad range of supposedly unique features of human social organization, life history, and behavior, from aesthetics to xenophobia Authored by a leading researcher and theorist in the study of human and primate behavioral evolution, The Primate Origins of Human Nature is not only an invaluable resource for both students and researchers, but also a creative and ground-breaking synthesis of current knowledge in the biological and social sciences that illuminates the origins and nature of humanity By integrating up-to-date interdisciplinary concepts from a wide variety of academic disciplines, this work prepares readers to understand and engage in current debates over how humans came to be Is designed to serve as both a textbook and a reference work for researchers in the field --Book Jacket Is strongly multi- and inter-disciplinary throughout, offering students a very broad view of the field Bridges the studies of primatology and anthropology by taking a broad comparative approach Effectively Primes The Reader On Both Primate Behavioral Biology And Human Evolution --