The Evolution of Agency
Behavioral Organization from Lizards to Humans
$113.68
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2022
Summary
A leading developmental psychologist proposes an evolutionary pathway to human psychological agency.
Nature cannot build organisms biologically prepared for every contingency they might possibly encounter. Instead, Nature builds some organisms to function as feedback control systems that pursue goals, make informed behavioral decisions about how best to pursue those goals in the current situation, and then monitor behavioral execution for effectiveness. Nature builds psychological age…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262047005 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262047004 |
| Author: | Michael Tomasello |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University and Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. His recent books include Becoming Human, A Natural History of Human Morality, A Natural History of Human Thinking, Origins of Human Communication, and Why We Cooperate.
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