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Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology)
Author(s): Robert C Richardson (Author)
- Publisher: MIT Press
- Publication Date: 7 Dec. 2007
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 248 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780262182607
- ISBN-13: 0262182602
Book Description
A philosopher subjects the claims of evolutionary psychology to the evidential and methodological requirements of evolutionary biology, concluding that evolutionary psychology’s explanations amount to speculation disguised as results.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Richardson’s arguments are informed, informative, and incisive, and they provide an important cautionary brief against the adaptationist program in evolutionary psychology. — David J. Buller Ethology In this excellent book, Richardson shows very clearly that attempts at reconstruction of our cognitive history amount to little more than ‘speculation disguised as results.’ — Johan Bolhuis Science
About the Author
Robert C. Richardson is Charles Phelps Taft Professor of Philosophy and a University Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Cincinnati, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the author of Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology (MIT Press, 2007).