Atran, Scott.

The Native Mind and the Cultural Construction of Nature. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (342 pages) - Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology Series . - Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Universals and Devolution: General Claims -- 3 Study Populations, Methods, and Models -- 4 Devolution and Relative Expertise -- 5 Development of Folkbiological Cognition -- 6 Culture as a Notional, Not Natural, Kind -- 7 Folkecology and the Spirit of the Commons: GardenExperiments in Mesoamerica -- 8 Cultural Epidemiology -- 9 Mental Models and Intergroup Conflict in North America -- 10 Conclusions and Projections -- Notes -- References -- Index.

An analysis of the cognitive consequences of diminished contact with nature examines the relationship between how people think about the natural world and how they act on it, and how these are affected by cultural differences.

9780262267410


Cognition and culture.


Electronic books.

BF311.A755 2008

306.4/2