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Getting Darwin wrong : why evolutionary psychology won't work / Brendan Wallace.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wallace, Brendan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evolutionary psychology.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Exeter : Imprint Academic, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Brendan Wallace, with a background in psychology, demonstrates that the key claims of Evolutionary Psychology (EP), popularised by Steven Pinker and others, are based on the 'brain is a digital computer' argument. He then argues that as we now know this model of the brain will not work, therefore EP won't work either, since it is based on a fallacious view of the mind/brain.The book, which is written in a reader friendly but rigorous style, is a timely assault on one of the most fashionable...
- Contents:
- Cover ; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Introduction; Body matter; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Back matter; Bibliography; Also available
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-84540-579-X
- OCLC:
- 858762910
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