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Most scholars agree that modern human behavior can be characterized by abstract thinking, planning depth, symbolic behavior e. Approachable and clearly argued, it is a brave revival of the autonomy of culture and a breath of fresh air for those tired of the narrow claims of evolutionary psychology. Quantum night is a sciencefiction thriller novel written by canadian novelist robert j. Origins of the human social mind by mark pagel available from rakuten kobo. Pdf in the humanities, evolution is often considered synonymous with biologically centred approaches to the.
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