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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815140003321

Titolo

The evolution of mind : fundamental questions and controversies / / edited by Steven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2007

ISBN

1-4625-2749-3

1-281-12373-0

9786611123734

1-59385-662-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (464 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GangestadSteven W

SimpsonJeffry A

Disciplina

155.7

Soggetti

Evolutionary psychology

Human evolution

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Methodological issues: the means of Darwinian behavioral science -- Fundamental meta-theoretical issues -- Debates concerning important human evolutionary outcomes.

Sommario/riassunto

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