{"product_id":"becoming-human-a-theory-of-ontogeny-paperback","title":"Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Tomasello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the William James Book Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Eleanor Maccoby Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A landmark in our understanding of human development.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Paul Harris, author of \u003ci\u003eTrusting What You're Told\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magisterial...Makes an impressive argument that most distinctly human traits are established early in childhood and that the general chronology in which these traits appear can...be identified.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirtually all theories of how humans have become such a distinctive species focus on evolution. \u003ci\u003eBecoming Human\u003c\/i\u003e looks instead to development and reveals how those things that make us unique are constructed during the first seven years of a child's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking work, Michael Tomasello draws from three decades of experimental research with chimpanzees, bonobos, and children to propose a new framework for psychological growth between birth and seven years of age. He identifies eight pathways that differentiate humans from their primate relatives: social cognition, communication, cultural learning, cooperative thinking, collaboration, prosociality, social norms, and moral identity. In each of these, great apes possess rudimentary abilities, but the maturation of humans' evolved capacities for shared intentionality transform these abilities into uniquely human cognition and sociality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"How does human psychological growth run in the first seven years, in particular how does it instill 'culture' in us? ...Most of all, how does the capacity for shared intentionality and self-regulation evolve in people? This is a very thoughtful and also important book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Tyler Cowen, \u003ci\u003eMarginal Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Theoretically daring and experimentally ingenious, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Human\u003c\/i\u003e squarely tackles the abiding question of what makes us human.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Susan Gelman \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Destined to become a classic. Anyone who is interested in cognitive science, child development, human evolution, or comparative psychology should read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Andrew Meltzoff\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769000067360,"sku":"9780674248281","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2579b7ebb8b06ebb5392e83ceac2e57f.webp?v=1780340945","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/becoming-human-a-theory-of-ontogeny-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}