While skeptics dismiss Darwinian approaches to behavior, some social scientists hail evolutionary psychology as a “new science” that will revolutionize how we understand behavior and society. What is the promise and pretense in this new phase in the evolution of sociobiology?
References
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BarkowJeromeCosmidesLedaToobyJohn, eds. The Adapted Mind.New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Some of the foundational studies of evolutionary psychology are presented for a general audience.
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BussDavid. Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind.Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1998. The most prominent textbook on evolutionary psychology.
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Center for Evolutionary Psychology. Website. http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/ Answers to basic questions and recommended readings from evolutionary psychologists.
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HardcastleValerie Gray, ed. Where Biology Meets Psychology: Philosophical Essays.Boston: MIT Press, 1999. Includes several critiques of evolutionary psychology by philosophers.
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The Preferences Network. Website. http://www.umass.edu/preferen/. Information on the MacArthur research network led by Robert Boyd and Herbert Gintis that is studying reciprocity and other topics.
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RoseHilaryRoseSteven, eds. Alas, Poor Darwin.New York: Harmony Books, 2000. Criticisms of evolutionary psychology from scholars in various disciplines.
