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The Evolution of the Emotion-Processing Mind.
In attempting to unify psychoanalytic and evolutionary theories, Langs offers a concise account of the most current versions of Darwinian and neo-Darwinian theory. He then develops the argument that the emotion processing mind is an organ of adaptation that has evolved by natural selection.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Karnac Books,
1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- COVER; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART I: Darwin and Freud; Chapter 1. Psychoanalysis and evolution; Chapter 2. Darwin and Freud; Chapter 3. A communicative framework for evaluating Freud; Chapter 4. Freud's evolutionary thinking; PART II: Some biological principles for psychoanalysis; Chapter 5. Hierarchies in psychoanalysis; Chapter 6. The principles of evolution; Chapter 7. The unit of selection; Chapter 8. The architecture of the emotion-processing mind; PART III: Evolutionary scenarios for the emotion-processing mind; Chapter 9. Setting the stage for an adaptationist programme.
- Chapter 10. An evolutionary scenario: the early hominidsChapter 11. Another scenario: Homo sapiens sapiens; Chapter 12. Solving the problems of death and violence; Chapter 13. The evolution of frames, rules, and boundaries; Chapter 14. Assessing the accomplishments of evolution; PART IV: The emotion-processing mind as a Darwin machine; Chapter 15. Mental Darwinism; Chapter 16. Selectionism and the therapeutic process; REFERENCES; INDEX.