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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... genetics, in fact, enjoyed great progress during this period. With a few notable exceptions (e.g., Cole, 1954; Lack ... gene–culture coevolutionary approaches (e.g., Boyd & Richerson, 1985), and evolutionary psychology (Tooby & Cosmides ...
... genetics, in fact, enjoyed great progress during this period. With a few notable exceptions (e.g., Cole, 1954; Lack ... gene–culture coevolutionary approaches (e.g., Boyd & Richerson, 1985), and evolutionary psychology (Tooby & Cosmides ...
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... genes “for” particular behaviors, implying that behavior itself is inherited and relatively insensitive to environmental influences. For these reasons, most major approaches in human evolutionary behavioral science today fashion ...
... genes “for” particular behaviors, implying that behavior itself is inherited and relatively insensitive to environmental influences. For these reasons, most major approaches in human evolutionary behavioral science today fashion ...
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... gene–culture coevolutionary approach. The Gene–Culture Coevolutionary Approach In his widely-acclaimed book The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins (1976) proposed that just as genes evolve via differential replication, ideas also undergo a ...
... gene–culture coevolutionary approach. The Gene–Culture Coevolutionary Approach In his widely-acclaimed book The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins (1976) proposed that just as genes evolve via differential replication, ideas also undergo a ...
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... genes playing a role in each. Genetic evolution, therefore, affects cultural evolution. But cultural evolution can also affect genetic evolution, in that cultural innovation changes the selective environments of genes, stimulating genetic ...
... genes playing a role in each. Genetic evolution, therefore, affects cultural evolution. But cultural evolution can also affect genetic evolution, in that cultural innovation changes the selective environments of genes, stimulating genetic ...
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... genetic variation between groups to counteract selection on individuals to act in their best self-interest within ... genes, evolutionary anthropologists argued that there are advantages to keeping description at the level of direct ...
... genetic variation between groups to counteract selection on individuals to act in their best self-interest within ... genes, evolutionary anthropologists argued that there are advantages to keeping description at the level of direct ...
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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