Collaboration and human social evolution: review of Michael Tomasello’s why we cooperate [Book Review]

Biology and Philosophy 27 (1):137-147 (2012)
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Michael Tomasello’s new book Why We Cooperate explores the ontogeny and evolution of human altruism and human cooperation, paying particular attention to how such behaviors allow humans to create social institutions

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