The Evolution of Mind: Fundamental Questions and ControversiesSteven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson An accessible reference, this book features short essays with selective references. Studies of evolutionary foundations of human nature have grown exponentially, so this body of knowledge is expanding rapidly. A wide range of eminent contributors promote synthesis across the social, behavioral, and life sciences. |
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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 60 Be Reconstructed 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 60 Be Reconstructed 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 ...
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