On Our Minds : How Evolutionary Psychology Is Reshaping the Nature versus Nurture Debate /

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"In On Our Minds, Eric M. Gander examines all sides of the public debate between evolutionary psychologists and their critics. Paying particularly close attention to the popular science writings of Steven Pinker, Edward O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins, and Stephen Jay Gould, Gander traces the histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gander, Eric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Evolutionary psychology.
Erfelijkheid en omgeving.
Genetic psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
psychology.
evolution.
Genetique du comportement.
Psychiatrie biologique.
Psychologie.
Évolution (Biologie)
Psychologie genetique.
Psychologie evolutionniste.
Genetics, Behavioral
Biological Psychiatry
Psychology
Evolution
Biological Evolution
Behavior genetics.
Biological psychiatry.
Psychology.
Evolution (Biology)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In On Our Minds, Eric M. Gander examines all sides of the public debate between evolutionary psychologists and their critics. Paying particularly close attention to the popular science writings of Steven Pinker, Edward O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins, and Stephen Jay Gould, Gander traces the history of the controversy, succinctly summarizes the claims and theories of the evolutionary psychologists, dissects the various arguments deployed by each side, and considers in detail the far-reaching ramifications - social, cultural, and political - of this debate. Gander's lucid and highly readable account concludes that evolutionary psychology now holds the potential to answer our oldest and most profound moral and philosophical questions, fundamentally changing our self-perception as a species."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780801881381

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