Henrich’s The Secret of our Success isn’t exactly about storytelling, but it provides a good enough understanding of human evolution that it would feel surprising to me if humans didn’t tell stories.
Already read it :) If you liked Henrich you will probably enjoy Kevin Laland’s newest which gives a better picture of how humans evolved the capacities that Henrich talks about, and the extent to which some of those capacities are present in other animals as well.
Henrich’s The Secret of our Success isn’t exactly about storytelling, but it provides a good enough understanding of human evolution that it would feel surprising to me if humans didn’t tell stories.
Already read it :) If you liked Henrich you will probably enjoy Kevin Laland’s newest which gives a better picture of how humans evolved the capacities that Henrich talks about, and the extent to which some of those capacities are present in other animals as well.