Science of Culture

Leslie A. White Robert L. Carneiro, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York (new prologue)

• Prologue to the Percheron Press Edition, Robert L. Carneiro I. Science and Symbols Introduction Chapter 1. Science Is Sciencing Chapter 2. The Symbol: The Origin and Basis of Human Behavior Chapter 3. On the Use of Tools by Primates Chapter 4. Mind Is Minding Chapter 5. The Expansion of the Scope of Science II. Man and Culture Introduction Chapter 6. Culturological vs. Psychological Interpretations of Human Behavior Chapter 7. Cultural Determinants of Mind Chapter 8. Genius: Its Causes and Incidence Chapter 9. Ikhnaton: The Great Man vs. the Culture Process Chapter 10. The Locus of Mathematical Reality Chapter 11. The Definition and Prohibition of Incest Chapter 12. Man’s Control over Civilization: An Anthropocentric Illusion III. Energy and Civilization Introduction Chapter 13. Energy and the Evolution of Culture IV. Culturology Chapter 14. The Science of Culture Chapter References Bibliography Index

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