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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

4. Systems for Creating Capital

Author : Richard Thomas Watson

Published in: Capital, Systems, and Objects

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Humans are a biologically evolved social species with advanced cognitive skills. While there are a number of social species, such as ants, humans are the most sophisticated in terms of creating societies. All species have some cognitive skills (e.g., a plant senses sunlight and orientates toward it), and some have very specialized skills (e.g., echolocation in bats).

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Metadata
Title
Systems for Creating Capital
Author
Richard Thomas Watson
Copyright Year
2021
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Capital, Systems, and Objects

Print ISBN: 978-981-15-9417-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-9418-2

Copyright Year: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9418-2_4