Thiemo Breyer's Epistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology PDF

By Thiemo Breyer

ISBN-10: 1493913867

ISBN-13: 9781493913862

ISBN-10: 1493944266

ISBN-13: 9781493944262

​​​​​As psychology and philosophy arose as solutions to the everlasting query of ways the brain works, evolutionary psychology has won floor over contemporary years as a hyperlink among cognitive-behavioral and natural-science theories of the brain. This provocative box has additionally accrued a variety of criticisms, from attributing an excessive amount of autonomy to the mind to basing itself on defective assumptions approximately our prehistoric past.

Epistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology reframes its self-discipline for the modern period, correcting universal misconceptions and mediating among  different colleges of suggestion. by means of targeting the character and boundaries of information and reasoning--the essence of epistemology--contributors provide clean insights on the intersection of human cognitive talents as variations and our self-perception of information, together with evolutionary views on altruism, melancholy,  or the phasing out of human sacrifice. This range strengthens and vindicates the sphere, as evinced through thought-provoking dispatches such as: 

  • Toward a cognitive philosophy of science.
  • Evolutionary media psychology and its epistemological foundation.
  • The "meme" meme revisited.
  • Depression as an adaptation.
  • Like me: a homophily-based account of human culture.
  • Preparedness to profit in regards to the global: proof from youngster research.

An enticing and sometimes debatable testomony to the mixed strength of evolution and common sense, Epistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology will intrigue philosophers in addition to psychologists in various subdisciplines.

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