Beyond Human Nature How Culture and Experience Shape the Human Mind

Name: Beyond Human Nature How Culture and Experience Shape the Human Mind
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ISBN: 9780393347890

ISBN-10: 0393347893

ISBN-13: 9780393347890

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Authors: Jesse J. Prinz

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In this era of genome projects and brain scans, it is all too easy to overestimate the role of biology in human psychology. But in this passionate corrective to the idea that DNA is destiny, Jesse Prinz focuses on the most extraordinary aspect of human nature: that nurture can supplement and supplant nature, allowing our minds to be profoundly influenced by experience and culture. Drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, and anthropology, Prinz shatters the myth of human uniformity and reveals how our differing cultures and life experiences make each of us unique. Along the way he shows that we can't blame mental illness or addiction on our genes, and that societal…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.31" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English