Pascal Boyer is the Henry Luce Professor of Collective and Individual Memory and professor of anthropology and psychology at Washington University in St. Louis.
"[Boyer's] incisive investigation of 'six problems in search of a
new science'. . . integrates an impressive range of research and
attendant insights. An elegant voice in a clamorous
field."-Nature
"Boyer does construct an increasingly textured narrative throughout
Minds Make Societies" - Sarah Lane Ritchie, Philosophy,
Theology and the Sciences
"The most important work on a science of human culture in
years."-Leda Cosmides, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Pascal Boyer has written a wide-ranging, clear, and convincing
book. It is an essential reading for anyone who wants to better
understand the workings of our social world."-Hugo Mercier,
co-author of The Enigma of Reason
"Pascal Boyer's elegant and insightful essays on human nature and
human society show the power of combining anthropology,
evolutionary theory, and cognitive psychology. I particularly like
his balance and even-handedness in evaluating various contending
social theories."-Herbert Gintis, author of Individuality and
Entanglement: The Moral and Material Bases of Social Life
"Read Pascal Boyer's cool and captivating new book Minds Make
Societies. It will change forever your understanding of society
and culture."-Dan Sperber, co-author of The Enigma of
Reason
"Minds Make Societies is must-reading for those who are
interested in what a new generation of scientists is
discovering."-John Tooby, Co-Director, Center for Evolutionary
Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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