MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Acheulean, Homo Heidelbergensis, Ovulation
5 Oct 2016
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The evolutionary norm in terms of genetic makeup and social behavior a. ii) a. iii) we have changed more often and more dramatically compared to all other species: static homo erectus b. i) persistency of the acheulean hand-axe (b. i. 1) (b. i. 2) Traits of homo heidelbergensis around 500,000 years ago b. ii) b. iii) the persistence of instinct and stasis always prevailed: dynamic homo sapiens? c. i) factors to rule out in behavioral change (c. i. 1) (c. i. 2) For example, structure of our larynx? (c. i. 2. a) i. e. the cultural horse comes before the genetic cart c. ii) main impetus to change and innovation in human evolution is economics (c. ii. 1) (c. ii. 2) Adam smith"s praise of the benefits of the division of labor in capitalism. Ii) the entrepreneurial caveman: distinction between bartering and reciprocity a. i) reciprocity is best understood as exchanging like for like a. ii) Bartering entails giving up something you value for something else that you might value even a little more (a. ii. 1)
