The Social Evolution of Human Nature
From Biology to Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19902206 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry Smit (0000-0001-7123-5833, Maastricht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Social Evolution of Human Nature (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781107295179 |
| OpenAlex | W593640331 |
| Open Library | OL34561234M |
| ISBN | 9781107295179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 110 |
This book sheds new light on the problem of how the human mind evolved. Harry Smit argues that current studies of this problem misguidedly try to solve it by using variants of the Cartesian conception of the mind, and shows that combining the Aristotelian conception with Darwin's theory provides us with far more interesting answers. He discusses the core problem of how we can understand language evolution in terms of inclusive fitness theory, and investigates how scientific and conceptual insights can be integrated into one explanatory framework, which he contrasts with the alternative Cartesian-derived framework. He then explores the differences between these explanatory frameworks with reference to co-operation and conflict at different levels of biological organization, the evolution of communicative behaviour, the human mind, language, and moral behaviour. His book will interest advanced students and scholars in a range of subjects including philosophy, biology and psychology
Cognitive science · Epistemology · Human language · Linguistics · Sociology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Language and cultural evolution · Philosophy · Psychology · Cognition · Philosophy & Social Aspects · Science · Social aspects · Social evolution · Social psychology
Rules and representations
Natural theology
Management of Shoulder Dystocia Skill Retention 6 and 12 Months After Training
Evolution and the Levels of Selection
Evolution in Four Dimensions
The principles of psychology.
Epigenetic Inheritance and Evolution
Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays
Sameness and Substance Renewed
The architecture of human kin detection
The Faculty of Language
Rational imitation in preverbal infants
Living with the Past
Evolution of Infant and Young Child Feeding
I.—a Biographical Sketch of an Infant
Cooperation between non-kin in animal societies
Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children
Ratcheting up the ratchet
Evolution of indirect reciprocity
Why are VMPFC patients more utilitarian? A dual-process theory of moral judgment explains
Parent-Offspring Conflict
Stone tools, language and the brain in human evolution
D arwin's D angerous I dea
Extension of covariance selection mathematics
Weaning behaviour in human evolution
A New Factor in Evolution
The somatic marker hypothesis and the possible functions of the prefrontal cortex
Toddlers’ Prosocial Behavior
The hidden structure of overimitation
Genetic Conflicts in Human Pregnancy
The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution
On aims and methods of Ethology
Selection and Covariance
Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins
Cause and Effect in Biology
A Critique of Konrad Lorenz's Theory of Instinctive Behavior
The emotional dog and its rational tail
The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I
On The Language Instinct
The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism
An fMRI Investigation of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgment
Understanding and sharing intentions
The Concept of Mind
The Metaphysics of Mind
The Philosophical Writings of Descartes
The Problem of Consciousness
Philosophy and Ordinary Language
Human Nature
Mathematical Models of Social Evolution
Sixteen common misconceptions about the evolution of cooperation in humans
The Evolution of Language
The Stag Hunt and the Evolution of Social Structure
Foundations of Social Evolution
The Logic of Collective Action
Levels of Selection in Evolution
The Evolution of Culture in Animals
Prader‐Willi syndrome and the evolution of human childhood
Adrenarche and the evolution of human life history
The Emotional Construction of Morals
Cooperative breeding and human cognitive evolution
In what sense is contemporary medicine dualistic
Culture, symbols, and human brain evolution
Evolution of the human life cycle
Evolutionary psychology and the origins of language
Sociobiological Explanations of Incest Avoidance
Animals, Thoughts And Concepts
Bogus Mystery about Linguistic Competence
Causality and Determinism
Teleological Explanations in Evolutionary Biology
Appearance and Reality
Wittgenstein
Studies in the Philosophy of Wittgenstein
Newborn's response to the cry of another infant
Empathic distress in the newborn
Distress crying in neonates
Paternal caregiving and incest
On the primacy of affect
Fisher's Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection—A Philosophical Analysis
The Bounds of Sense
Freedom of the Individual
Why Hunter-Gatherers Work
The problems of philosophy
From the ape's dilemma to the weanling's dilemma
Learning About Right and Wrong
Development of concern for others
Passing by the Naturalistic Turn
Adrenarche and Middle Childhood
Parental selection of vocal behavior
Evolutionary hypotheses for human childhood
Birth intervals, breastfeeding and determinants of childhood mortality in Malawi
The Idea of Teleology
Chomsky's problems
Verbal behavior
Myths about Hunter-Gatherers
The Red Lamp of Incest
Behind the Mirror
The incest taboo
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |