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Was It Early Medieval Catholic Family Law That Made The Western World Uniquely WEIRD?

(ANALYSIS) Joseph Henrich, a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University, has written a theory of how the Western mind and cultures became exceptional. He has coined the acronym WEIRD (for Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) to describe the features of this.

Books, Catholicism, Christianity, ReviewHoward Ahmanson Jr.July 14, 2023Howard Ahmanson Jr., Joseph Henrich, Catholic Church, Catholic Social Teaching, Catholic family law, WEIRD, Middle Ages, marriage, Book review, Tom Holland, Dominion, Ferdinand Mount, FukuyamaComment

Why We’re WEIRDly Rich And Have Catholic Social Teaching To Thank

(OPINION) Joseph Henrich credits the Catholic Church for our WEIRD culture: Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic. But he’s not Catholic. He’s an agnostic. He’s simply describing how we became WEIRD.

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