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The Social Leap - The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy (Hardcover)
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The Social Leap - The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy (Hardcover)
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In the compelling popular science tradition of Sapiens and Guns,
Germs, and Steel, a groundbreaking and eye-opening exploration that
applies evolutionary science to provide a new perspective on human
psychology, revealing how major challenges from our past have
shaped some of the most fundamental aspects of our being. The most
fundamental aspects of our lives-from leadership and innovation to
aggression and happiness-were permanently altered by the "social
leap" our ancestors made from the rainforest to the savannah. Their
struggle to survive on the open grasslands required a shift from
individualism to a new form of collectivism, which forever altered
the way our mind works. It changed the way we fight and our
proclivity to make peace, it changed the way we lead and the way we
follow, it made us innovative but not inventive, it created a new
kind of social intelligence, and it led to new sources of life
satisfaction. In The Social Leap, William von Hippel lays out this
revolutionary hypothesis, tracing human development through three
critical evolutionary inflection points to explain how events in
our distant past shape our lives today. From the mundane, such as
why we exaggerate, to the surprising, such as why we believe our
own lies and why fame and fortune are as likely to bring misery as
happiness, the implications are far reaching and extraordinary.
Blending anthropology, biology, history, and psychology with
evolutionary science, The Social Leap is a fresh and provocative
look at our species that provides new clues about who we are, what
makes us happy, and how to use this knowledge to improve our lives.
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