A substantially revised edition of Jon Elster's critically acclaimed book exploring the nature of social behavior and the social sciences.

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How we learn from those around us: an essential guide to understanding how people behave. Humans are, first and foremost, social creatures. And this, according

This compelling volume provides a broad and accessible overview on the rapidly developing field of social neuroscience. A major goal of the volume is to integra