The Adapted Mind

Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture

Although researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have made the fact of our evolution illuminating.

Converging findings from a variety of disciplines are leading to the emergence of a fundamentally new view of the human mind, and with it a new framework for the behavioral and social sciences.

First, with the advent of the cognitive...
more

Similar Books

If you like The Adapted Mind, check out these similar top-rated books:


Learn: What makes Shortform summaries the best in the world?