Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science by Scott Atran

Cognitive Foundations of Natural History: Towards an Anthropology of Science

Scott Atran

376 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

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What is it about human nature that makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, Scott Atran traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and demonstrates ho...

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