On the origin of stories : evolution, cognition, and fiction / Brian Boyd

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Book I: Evolution, Art, and Fiction. -- Pte. 1ª: Evolution and Nature. -- Evolution and Human Nature?. -- Evolution, Adaptation, and Adapted Minds. -- The Evolution of Intelligence. -- The Evolution of Cooperation. -- Pte 2ª: Evolution and Art. -- Art as Adaptation?. -- Art as Cognitive Play?. -- Art and Attention. -- From Tradition to Innovation. -- Pte. 3ª: Evolution and Fiction. -- Art, Narrative, Fiction. -- Understanding and Recalling Events. -- Fiction: Inventing Events. -- Fiction as Adaptation. -- Book II: From Zeus to Seuss: Origin of Stories. -- Pte. 4ª: Phylogeny: The Odyssey. -- Earning Attention (1): Natural Patterns: Character and Plot. -- Earning Attention (2): Open-Ended Patterns: Ironies Structure. -- The Evolution of Intelligence (1): In the Here and Now. -- The Evolution of Intelligence (2): Beyond the Here and Now. -- The Evolution of Cooperation (1): Expanding the Circle. -- The Evolution of Cooperation (2): Punishment. -- Pte 5ª: Ontogeny: Horton Hears a Who!. -- Problems and Solutions: Working at Play. -- Levels of Explanation: Universal, Local and Individual. -- Levels of Explanation: Indivodual Again. -- Levels of Explanation: Particular. -- Meanings. --