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The evolution of mind : fundamental questions and controversies / edited by Steven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolutionary psychology.
- Human evolution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (464 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. Top
- Contents:
- Methodological issues: the means of Darwinian behavioral science
- Fundamental meta-theoretical issues
- Debates concerning important human evolutionary outcomes.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4625-2749-3
- 1-281-12373-0
- 9786611123734
- 1-59385-662-8
- OCLC:
- 568410265
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