On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction

by Brian Boyd

Book Overview

A century and a half after the publication of Origin of Species, evolutionary thinking has expanded beyond the field of biology to include virtually all human-related subjects--anthropology, archeology, psychology, economics, religion, morality, politics, culture, and art. Now a distinguished scholar offers the first comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories, how our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674057112
• ISBN13: 9780674057111
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"