Sense and Nonsense: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour
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Reviewing a broad swath of the literature related to evolutionary treatments of the causes of human behavior, psychology, and culture, Laland and Brown (both researchers at the Department of Zoology, U. of Cambridge, UK) attempt to evaluate the relative worth of recent research and provide an account of where evolutionary theory holds some promise in explaining human behavior. Chapters individually examine sociobiology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, memetics, and gene-culture coevolution. A final chapter reflects on the possibilities of integrating the various approaches. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Reviewing a broad swath of the literature related to evolutionary treatments of the causes of human behavior, psychology, and culture, Laland and Brown (both researchers at the Department of Zoology, U. of Cambridge, UK) attempt to evaluate the relative worth of recent research and provide an account of where evolutionary theory holds some promise in explaining human behavior. Chapters individually examine sociobiology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, memetics, and gene-culture coevolution. A final chapter reflects on the possibilities of integrating the various approaches. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Sense and nonsense12A history of evolution and human behaviour273Human sociobiology694Human behavioural ecology1095Evolutionary psychology1536Memetics1977Gene-culture coevolution2418Comparing and integrating approaches287Further reading319References323Index363
