Evolution and Human Culture

Evolution and Human Culture argues that values, beliefs, and practices are expressions of individual and shared moral sentiments. Much of our cultural production stems from what in early hominins was a caring tendency, both the care to share and a self-care to challenge others. Topics cover prehistory, mind, biology, morality, comparative primatology, art, and aesthetics. Evolution and Human Culture is valuable to students and scholars in the arts, including moral philosophers, who would benefit from reading about scientific developments that impact their fields. For biologists and social scientists Evolution and Human Culture provides a window into how scientific research contributes to understanding the arts and humanities. The take-home point is that culture does not transcend nature; rather, culture is an evolved moral behavior.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter One. Prehistory and Mind
Chapter Two. Biology and Morality as Interrelated
Chapter Three. Culture and Evolution
Chapter Four. Art and Aesthetics as Moral Cognition

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index