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ISBN: 9780241951767 - Talking to the Enemy Talking to the Enemy
Scott Atran

ISBN10: 0241951763  ISBN13: 9780241951767
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 03 Nov 2011
The author has spent years talking to terrorists - from Gaza and Afghanistan, to Indonesia and Europe. In this book, he delivers a fascinating journey into the mindsets of radicalised people in the twenty-first century, and offers deep insights... More

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ISBN: 9780195178036 - In Gods We Trust In Gods We Trust
Scott Atran

ISBN10: 0195178033  ISBN13: 9780195178036
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Mar 2005
This ambitious, interdisciplinary book seeks to explain the origins of religion using our knowledge of the evolution of cognition. A cognitive anthropologist and psychologist, Scott Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution... More

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ISBN: 9780262514088 - The Native Mind and the Cultural Construction of Nature The Native Mind and the Cultural Construction of Nature
Scott Atran, Douglas Medin

ISBN10: 0262514087  ISBN13: 9780262514088
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd MIT Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 05 Feb 2010
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. Surveys show that... More

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ISBN: 9780195178036 - In Gods We Trust The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion In Gods We Trust The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion
SCOTT, ATRAN

ISBN10: 9780198034056  ISBN13: 9780198034056
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
This ambitious, interdisciplinary book seeks to explain the origins of religion using our knowledge of the evolution of cognition. A cognitive anthropologist and psychologist, Scott Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution... More

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ISBN: 9781846144127 - Talking to the Enemy Talking to the Enemy
Scott Atran

ISBN10: 1846144124  ISBN13: 9781846144127
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Allen Lane
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 04 Nov 2010
Offers an exploration of one of the most contentious issues of modern times. This book argues persuasively that we need to consider terrorists' close relationships, with family and friends, as much as the causes they espouse, and delivers a... More

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ISBN: 9780262133494 - Folkbiology Folkbiology
Douglas L Medin, Scott Atran

ISBN10: 0262133490  ISBN13: 9780262133494
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd MIT Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 30 Jul 1999
Contributors: Scott Atran, Terry Kit-fong Au, Brent Berlin, K. David Bishop, John D. Coley, Jared Diamond, John Dupr?, Roy Ellen, Susan A. Gelman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Grant Gutheil, Giyoo Hatano, Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, David L. Hull... More

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ISBN: 9780262631921 - Folkbiology Folkbiology
Douglas L Medin, Scott Atran

ISBN10: 026263192X  ISBN13: 9780262631921
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd MIT Press
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 30 Jul 1999
Contributors: Scott Atran, Terry Kit-fong Au, Brent Berlin, K. David Bishop, John D. Coley, Jared Diamond, John Dupr?, Roy Ellen, Susan A. Gelman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Grant Gutheil, Giyoo Hatano, Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, David L. Hull... More

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ISBN: 9780195149302 - In Gods We Trust In Gods We Trust
Scott Atran

ISBN10: 0195149300  ISBN13: 9780195149302
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Edition: illustrated edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Oct 2002
How do we explain the cultural hold of religion throughout history? Why are supernatural concepts culturally universal? What do biology, psychology, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience have to tell us about the religious differences and... More

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ISBN: 9780521438711 - Cognitive Foundations of Natural History Cognitive Foundations of Natural History
Scott Atran Atran, Scott (CREA, Ecole Polytechnique, France)

ISBN10: 0521438713  ISBN13: 9780521438711
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Jan 1993
What is it about human nature that makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, Scott Atran traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and demonstrates... More

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ISBN: 9781573317603 - Values, Empathy, and Fairness Across Social Barriers Values, Empathy, and Fairness Across Social Barriers
Oscar Vilarroya, Scott Atran, Arcadi Navarro, Kevin Ochsner, Adolf Tobena

ISBN10: 1573317608  ISBN13: 9781573317603
Publisher: New York Academy of Sciences
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 14 Aug 2009
Using the tools of neuroscience and social science, researchers have learned a great deal about the brain's role in human behavior and interactions. What makes suicide bombers capable of sacrificing themselves for a belief? Why do members of one... More