Title
Why We Cooperate (Boston Review Books)
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
Understanding Cooperation As A Distinctly Human Combination Of Innate And Learned Behavior.Drop Something In Front Of A TwoYearOld, And SheS Likely To Pick It Up For You. This Is Not A Learned Behavior, Psychologist Michael Tomasello Argues. Through Observations Of Young Children In Experiments He Himself Has Designed, Tomasello Shows That Children Are NaturallyAnd UniquelyCooperative. Put Through Similar Experiments, For Example, Apes Demonstrate The Ability To Work Together And Share, But Choose Not To. As Children Grow, Their Almost Reflexive Desire To HelpWithout Expectation Of RewardBecomes Shaped By Culture. They Become More Aware Of Being A Member Of A Group. Groups Convey Mutual Expectations, And Thus May Either Encourage Or Discourage Altruism And Collaboration. Either Way, Cooperation Emerges As A Distinctly Human Combination Of Innate And Learned Behavior.In Why We Cooperate, TomaselloS Studies Of Young Children And Great Apes Help Identify The Underlying Psychological Processes That Very Likely Supported Humans Earliest Forms Of Complex Collaboration And, Ultimately, Our Unique Forms Of Cultural Organization, From The Evolution Of Tolerance And Trust To The Creation Of Such GroupLevel Structures As Cultural Norms And Institutions.Scholars Carol S. Dweck, Joan B. Silk, Brian Skyrms, And Elizabeth S. Spelke Respond To TomaselloS Findings And Explore The Implications.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.