Epistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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?????As psychology and philosophy arose as answers to the eternal question of how the mind works, evolutionary psychology has gained ground over recent years as a link between cognitive-behavioral and natural-science theories of the mind.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-11-05
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:241
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781493913862

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Thiemo Breyer, born 1981, studied philosophy, anthropology, and cognitive science at the Universities of Freiburg and Cambridge. After postdoctoral research at the University of Heidelberg, he is currently Professor for Transformations of Knowledge at the University of Cologne.

Innehållsförteckning

Philosophy and Evolution.- The Broad Foundations of Adaptationist-Computational Evolutionary Psychology.- Towards a Cognitive Philosophy of Science.- The ‘Meme’ Meme Revisited.- Evolutionary Psychology, Altruism, and Kin Selection.- Like Me: A Homophily-Based Account of Human Culture.- Evolutionary Media Psychology and its Epistemological Foundation.- Preparedness to Learn about the World: Evidence from Infant Research.- Depression as an Adaptation: The Infection-Defense Hypothesis and Cytokine Mechanisms.- When Misrepresentation Is Successful.- Human Sacrifice and the Evolution of Thinking – A Critical Assessment of Christoph Türcke’s Philosophy of Dreams.