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The Adapted Mind. Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture.
. Ed(S): Barkow, Jerome H.; Etc.; Cosmides, Leda (Department Of Psychology, University Of California, Santa Barbara, Usa); Tooby, John (Department Of
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paperback. This collection of research essays is centred on the complex, evolved psychological mechanisms that generate human behaviour and culture. It aims to introduce the field of evolutionary psychology to a wider audience and to show how the field connects evolutionary biology to social behaviour. Editor(s): Barkow, Jerome H.; etc.; Cosmides, Leda (Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA); Tooby, John (Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA). Num Pages: 688 pages, halftones, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: JMAL; JMC; JML; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 958.
From reviews of the hardback: "A fascinating book which deserves a wide audience." European Medical Journal "a very significant contribution to the field of evolutionary thinking on human psychology and culture." British Journal of Medical Psychology Researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, but it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have been made which have highlighted these changes. This book introduces the newly crystallizing field of evolutionary psychology to a ... Read more
From reviews of the hardback: "A fascinating book which deserves a wide audience." European Medical Journal "a very significant contribution to the field of evolutionary thinking on human psychology and culture." British Journal of Medical Psychology Researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, but it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have been made which have highlighted these changes. This book introduces the newly crystallizing field of evolutionary psychology to a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Number of Pages
688
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195101072
SKU
V9780195101072
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Reviews for The Adapted Mind. Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture.
This book is a rare exception, a volume of fresh and original research of momentous significance that is written in such a way that ordinary mortals can immediately join the debate.
The Economist, January, 1992
This book is a rare exception, a volume of fresh and original research of momentous significance that is written in such a way ... Read more
The Economist, January, 1992
This book is a rare exception, a volume of fresh and original research of momentous significance that is written in such a way ... Read more