# Why We Cooperate

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- Book: [Why We Cooperate](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-tomasello/why-we-cooperate) ([Why We Cooperate.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-tomasello/why-we-cooperate.md))
- Authors: [Michael Tomasello](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-tomasello), [Carol S. Dweck](https://www.bookquiver.com/carol-s-dweck), [Joan B. Silk](https://www.bookquiver.com/joan-b-silk), [Brian Skyrms](https://www.bookquiver.com/brian-skyrms), [Elizabeth S. Spelke](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-s-spelke)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6205-394-5
- Pages: 232
- Published: 2026-05-19
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Understanding cooperation as a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior. Drop something in front of a two-year-old, and she’s likely to pick it up for you. This is not a learned...