Evolutionary Psychology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22366758
AutoresLouise Barrett (0000-0001-7631-1815), G Stulp (0000-0003-0173-5554, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Año2018
Páginas1-12
Fecha de publicación2018-09-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoOTHER
RevistaThe International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL)
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1824
OpenAlexW4252570235
ISBN9781118924396
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas20

Although the term “evolutionary psychology” would appear both simple and self‐explanatory, suggesting a rather straightforward application of evolutionary theory to both human and nonhuman psychology, appearances can be deceptive. The status of the discipline and its recent history are far from straightforward, and debates between various schools of thought have been rather fraught at times. This entry lays out the origins of evolutionary psychology, human behavioral ecology, and gene–culture coevolutionary theory; explores their central tenets, and discusses the links between them. It also identifies areas of tension and discusses some of the criticisms leveled at these different approaches, from both within and outside the discipline. The need for a more pluralist, biosocial stance is considered, in which cultural explanations are not considered distinct from biological ones nor as complementary but as fully intertwined

Biosocial theory · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Evolutionary psychology · Evolutionary theory · Personality · Sociology · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Language and cultural evolution · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology