Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny

by Michael Tomasello

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A radical reconsideration of how we develop the qualities that make us human, based on decades of cutting-edge experimental work by the former director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Virtually all theories of how humans have become such a distinctive species focus on evolution. Here, Michael Tomasello proposes a complementary theory of human uniqueness, focused on development. Building on the seminal ideas of Vygotsky,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674980859

ISBN13:9780674980853

Release Date:January 2019

Publisher:Belknap Press

Length:392 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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