Evolutionary Psychology: A Clinical IntroductionJohn Wiley & Sons, 31 мая 2013 г. - Всего страниц: 318 According to evolutionary biologists, we are the minders of our genes. But, as Christopher Badcock points out in this book, it is only recently that evolutionists have realized that minders need minds, and that evolution needs psychology to fill the yawning gap between genes and behaviour. Evolutionary Psychology assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, and concentrates on the fundamental issues raised by the application of modern Darwinism to psychology. Basic concepts of evolution are explained carefully, so that the reader has a sound grasp of them before their often controversial application to psychology is discussed. The approach is a critical one, and the author does not hide the many difficulties that evolutionary psychology raises. Examples include the strange neglect of Darwin's own writings on psychology, and the fact that no existing theory has succeeded in explaining why the human brain evolved in the first place. The book is the first to give a non-technical account of remarkable new findings about the roles that conflicting genes play in building different parts of the brain. It is also the first to consider the consequences of this for controversies like those over nature/nurture, IQ, brain lateralization and consciousness. Evolutionary Psychology is based on many years experience of teaching evolution and psychology to social science students, and is intended for all who wish to get to grips with the basic issues of one of the most exciting and rapidly growing areas of modern science. |
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... human brain evolution The costs of human brain evolution The evolutionary psychologyof evolutionarypsychology Suggestions forfurther reading 2 Genetics and Epigenetics Inheritance of acquired characteristics Blending inheritance and ...
... Human sexual adaptations Mating preferences Sex, scent and the selfishgene Sex ratios Sex discrimination, abortion and infanticide in humans Suggestions for further reading 6 Growth, Developmentand Conflict Parentoffspring conflict ...
... human and social. The culmination of this process at the sociallevel was human society,with thelargest, most integrated and complex societies representing itssupreme expression.However, science wasalsoa product oftheevolutionary ...
... human beings, the 'highest' of all organisms, appeared – the 'gods' inmytheatre simile. The pointof this analogyis that no one standing onthe stageand watching sucha theatrefillwould make the mistake of thinkingthat higher seatswere ...
... human breeders have achieved in a dog. Furthermore, the same principle could apply to any other heritable feature: natural selection could have exactly the same kinds of results thatartificial selection is known tohave had. An important ...
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Genetics and Epigenetics | |
The Evolution and Psychology of Cooperation | |
and Mind Emotion Consciousness | |
Suggestions for further reading 6 Growth Developmentand Conflict | |
Nature Nurture Language andCulture Evolutionary psychology and theSSSM Memes | |
Glossary of TechnicalTerms | |
Notes | |
Index | |