TL;DR: This book discusses the evolution of language, language, culture, and the construction of culture under the supervision of Harold Haarmann, and its role in the development of science.
Abstract: Preface. List of Contributors. 1. The Human Adaptation for Culture (Michael Tomasello). 2. Cognitive Evolution (Olaf Diettrich). 3. Evolution, Language, and the Construction of Culture (Harold Haarmann). 4. Social Evolution (Peter Meyer). 5. Evolution of Morality (Camilo J. Cela Conde & Francisco J. Ayala). 6. The Evolution of Politics (Peter A. Corning). 7. Evolution of Economics (John M. Gowdy). 8. The Evolution of Scientific Method (Erhard Oeser). Index.