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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... abound. Within the past 10 years, a dozen new textbooks touting different evolutionary perspectives have appeared, including Buss's Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of 2 An Introduction to The Evolution of Mind.
... abound. Within the past 10 years, a dozen new textbooks touting different evolutionary perspectives have appeared, including Buss's Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of 2 An Introduction to The Evolution of Mind.
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... is to foster effective clarification and resolution of the most important debates and controversies. THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE Four main perspectives An Introduction to The Evolution of Mind 3.
... is to foster effective clarification and resolution of the most important debates and controversies. THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE Four main perspectives An Introduction to The Evolution of Mind 3.
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... perspective on the behavior of animals had emerged, one that was based on the new “gene's-eye view” and rigorous modeling of selection pressures on behavioral phenotypes. The ideas presented in his first six chapters, followed by ...
... perspective on the behavior of animals had emerged, one that was based on the new “gene's-eye view” and rigorous modeling of selection pressures on behavioral phenotypes. The ideas presented in his first six chapters, followed by ...
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... perspective is the cognitive one. This level addresses questions about which cues in ancestral environments (i.e., which recurrent cues in the environments in which the adaptation was selected) are processed to generate which specific ...
... perspective is the cognitive one. This level addresses questions about which cues in ancestral environments (i.e., which recurrent cues in the environments in which the adaptation was selected) are processed to generate which specific ...
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... perspective, selection operates on two systems of “inherited” information: one system based on the replication of genes (genetic evolution), and the other based on the replication of ideas (cultural evolution). In classic work, Boyd and ...
... perspective, selection operates on two systems of “inherited” information: one system based on the replication of genes (genetic evolution), and the other based on the replication of ideas (cultural evolution). In classic work, Boyd and ...
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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