Evolutionary Psychology
. Ed(S): Scher, Steven J.; Rauscher, Frederick
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Paperback. Editor(s): Scher, Steven J.; Rauscher, Frederick. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JMM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Evolutionary psychology has been dominated by one particular method for studying the mind and behavior. This is the first book to both question that monopoly and suggest a broad range of particular alternatives. Psychologists, philosophers, biologists, anthropologists, and others offer different methods for combining psychology and evolution. They recommend specific changes to evolutionary psychology using a wide variety of theoretical assumptions. In addition, some essays analyze the underpinnings of the dominant method, relate it to the context of evolutionary and psychological theory and to general philosophy of science, and discuss how to test approaches to evolutionary psychology. The aim of ... Read more
Evolutionary psychology has been dominated by one particular method for studying the mind and behavior. This is the first book to both question that monopoly and suggest a broad range of particular alternatives. Psychologists, philosophers, biologists, anthropologists, and others offer different methods for combining psychology and evolution. They recommend specific changes to evolutionary psychology using a wide variety of theoretical assumptions. In addition, some essays analyze the underpinnings of the dominant method, relate it to the context of evolutionary and psychological theory and to general philosophy of science, and discuss how to test approaches to evolutionary psychology. The aim of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461349952
SKU
V9781461349952
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Reviews for Evolutionary Psychology
"[...]a welcome volume for those of us who have been concerned that evolutionary theorizing in human psychology has been too narrowly defined [...] This is a must reading for anyone interested in applying evolutionary approaches to the study of human social behavior." (Marilynn B. Brewer, Ph.D., Ohio State Regents Professor of Social Psychology, Ohio State University) "Scher & ... Read more