The Evolution of Mind: Fundamental Questions and ControversiesSteven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson In the past two decades, an explosion of research has generated many compelling insights--as well as hotly debated controversies--about the evolutionary bases of human nature. This important volume brings together leading proponents of different theoretical and methodological perspectives to provide a balanced look at 12 key questions at the core of the field today. In 43 concise, accessible chapters, followed by an integrative conclusion, the contributors present viewpoints informed by human behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, and gene-culture coevolutionary approaches. Topics include the strengths and limitations of different methodologies; metatheoretical issues; and debates concerning the evolution of the human brain, intellectual abilities, culture, and sexual behavior. |
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... Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Geoffrey Miller, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Steven Mithen, PhD, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading, viii Contributors.
... Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Geoffrey Miller, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Steven Mithen, PhD, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading, viii Contributors.
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Fundamental Questions and Controversies Steven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson. Steven Mithen, PhD, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom H. Kern Reeve, PhD, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior ...
Fundamental Questions and Controversies Steven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson. Steven Mithen, PhD, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom H. Kern Reeve, PhD, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior ...
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... Depressingly Difficult 45 Paul W. Andrews 4 Reconstructing the Evolution of the Human Mind 53 Eric Alden Smith 5 How the Evolution of the Human Mind Might Be Reconstructed 60 Steven Mithen 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Issue 2. The xi Contents.
... Depressingly Difficult 45 Paul W. Andrews 4 Reconstructing the Evolution of the Human Mind 53 Eric Alden Smith 5 How the Evolution of the Human Mind Might Be Reconstructed 60 Steven Mithen 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Issue 2. The xi Contents.
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... Runaway Social Selection in Human Evolution Mark Flinn and Richard Alexander Key Changes in the Evolution of Human Psychology Steven Mithen 171 178 186 193 203 213 221 226 233 241 249 256 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Contents xiii.
... Runaway Social Selection in Human Evolution Mark Flinn and Richard Alexander Key Changes in the Evolution of Human Psychology Steven Mithen 171 178 186 193 203 213 221 226 233 241 249 256 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Contents xiii.
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... Mithen Issue 11. Culture and Evolution Cultural Adaptation and Maladaptation: Of Kayaks and Commissars Robert Boyd and Peter J. Richerson The Envelope of Human Cultures and the Promise of Integrated Behavioral Sciences Pascal Boyer The ...
... Mithen Issue 11. Culture and Evolution Cultural Adaptation and Maladaptation: Of Kayaks and Commissars Robert Boyd and Peter J. Richerson The Envelope of Human Cultures and the Promise of Integrated Behavioral Sciences Pascal Boyer The ...
Contents
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PART II Fundamental Metatheoretical Issues | 145 |
PART III Debates Concerning Important Human Evolutionary Outcomes | 233 |
Whither Science of the Evolution of Mind? | 397 |
Index | 439 |
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