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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... processes, human mating, idealization in relationships, empathic accuracy in relationships, and dyadic social influence. Dr. Simpson is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He ...
... processes, human mating, idealization in relationships, empathic accuracy in relationships, and dyadic social influence. Dr. Simpson is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He ...
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... process. Ideas are passed from individual to individual, from one mind to another. Some ideas, however, more effectively ... processes through which memes spread and are maintained. The differential spread of ideas, practices, and norms ...
... process. Ideas are passed from individual to individual, from one mind to another. Some ideas, however, more effectively ... processes through which memes spread and are maintained. The differential spread of ideas, practices, and norms ...
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... processes of cultural evolution. This perspective is called dual inheritance theory. The two systems of inheritance, however, do not evolve independently. Lumsden and Wilson (1981) and Cavilli-Svorza and Feldman (1981) recognized that ...
... processes of cultural evolution. This perspective is called dual inheritance theory. The two systems of inheritance, however, do not evolve independently. Lumsden and Wilson (1981) and Cavilli-Svorza and Feldman (1981) recognized that ...
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... processes? Evolutionary psychologists argued it should be psychological adaptations. Evolutionary anthropologists, on the other hand, defended their focus on behavior. Behaviors do, of course, qualify as “phenotypes” of organisms, and ...
... processes? Evolutionary psychologists argued it should be psychological adaptations. Evolutionary anthropologists, on the other hand, defended their focus on behavior. Behaviors do, of course, qualify as “phenotypes” of organisms, and ...
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... process, such as mutation; rather, they may emerge through systematic processes (e.g., creative innovation); therefore, cultural evolution does not obey the same principles that genetic evolution does. To their credit, Boyd and ...
... process, such as mutation; rather, they may emerge through systematic processes (e.g., creative innovation); therefore, cultural evolution does not obey the same principles that genetic evolution does. To their credit, 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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