bookJan 1, 2019Closed access
Becoming Human A Theory of Ontogeny
Max Planck Society · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Abstract
Virtually all theories of how humans have become a distinctive species focus on evolution. Here, Michael Tomasello proposes a complementary theory focused on ontogenetic processes. Built on the essential ideas of Vygotsky, his data-driven model explains how those things that make us most human are constructed during the first six years of life
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- Sociocultural evolution
- Intentionality
- Psychology
- Cultural learning
- Sociality
- Cognitive science
- Cognition
- Human evolution
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