Promethean Fire: Reflections on the Origin of the Mind

This book proves that there is no division between culture and biology, but that both are intertwined. As the authors state: Gene-culture coevolution is "a complicated interaction in which culture is generated and shaped by biological imperatives while biological traits are simultaneously altered by genetic evolution in response to cultural innovation." (p.20)The authors illustrate this coevolution convincingly, mostly by the case of brother-sister incest.In fact, this theory tells us how the mind is 'formed', but doesn't explain the origin (come into being) of the mind. The title is a little bit misleading.It is an original work, because it broadens Darwinism with cultural aspects.It is also an important work, because it counters the Standard Social Science Model which proposes a fundamental division between biology and culture.Not to be missed.