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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... Developmental Systems H. Clark Barrett Evolutionary Psychology and Developmental Systems Theory Debra Lieberman The Importance of Developmental Biology to Evolutionary Biology and Vice Versa Randy Thornhill Issue 7. The Role of Group ...
... Developmental Systems H. Clark Barrett Evolutionary Psychology and Developmental Systems Theory Debra Lieberman The Importance of Developmental Biology to Evolutionary Biology and Vice Versa Randy Thornhill Issue 7. The Role of Group ...
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... systems of inheritance, however, do not evolve independently. Lumsden and Wilson (1981) and Cavilli-Svorza and Feldman (1981) recognized that the way in which cultural information is transmitted and evolves depends on human development ...
... systems of inheritance, however, do not evolve independently. Lumsden and Wilson (1981) and Cavilli-Svorza and Feldman (1981) recognized that the way in which cultural information is transmitted and evolves depends on human development ...
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... developmental neuropsychologists, and philosophers, who argue that the ... development. Instead, interactions with the physical and social world shape ... systems theorists (e.g., Oyama, Griffiths, & Gray, 2001), who claim that ...
... developmental neuropsychologists, and philosophers, who argue that the ... development. Instead, interactions with the physical and social world shape ... systems theorists (e.g., Oyama, Griffiths, & Gray, 2001), who claim that ...
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... developmental sciences. Still others involve specific proposals about certain core facets of human evolution (e.g., the nature of culture, the role of group selection, the evolution of human intelligence, the features of mating systems ...
... developmental sciences. Still others involve specific proposals about certain core facets of human evolution (e.g., the nature of culture, the role of group selection, the evolution of human intelligence, the features of mating systems ...
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... developmental systems perspective—the idea that entire developmental systems, not simply genes, are targets of selection—for advancing our understanding of psychological adaptations? 7. What role, if any, did group selection assume in ...
... developmental systems perspective—the idea that entire developmental systems, not simply genes, are targets of selection—for advancing our understanding of psychological adaptations? 7. What role, if any, did group selection assume in ...
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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