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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind

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It is especially exciting to be an evolutionary psychologist during this time in the history
of science. Most scientists operate within long-established paradigms. Evolutionary psychology, in contrast, is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of psychology and evolutionary biology. By taking stock of the field at this time,
I hope this book contributes in some modest measure to the fulfillment of a scientific
revolution that will provide the foundation for psychology in the future. Since the publication of the award-winning first edition of Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of
the Mind, there has been an explosion of new research within the field. New journals in
evolutionary psychology have been started, and the volume of evolutionary publications
in mainstream psychology journals has steadily increased. New courses in evolutionary
psychology are being taught in colleges and universities throughout the world. Many
gaps in scientific knowledge remain, and each new discovery brings fresh questions and
new domains to explore. The field of evolutionary psychology is vibrant, exciting, and
brimming with empirical discoveries and theoretical innovations. Indeed, as Harvard professor Steven Pinker notes, "In the study of humans, there are major spheres of human
experience—beauty, motherhood, kinship, morality, cooperation, sexuality, violence—in
which evolutionary psychology provides the only coherent theory" (Pinker, 2002, p. 135).
Charles Darwin must be considered the first evolutionary psychologist for this
prophesy at the end of his classic treatise On the Origin of Species (1859): “In the distant
future I see open fields for far more important researches. Psychology will be based on
a new foundation.” More than 150 years later, after some false starts and halting steps,
the science of evolutionary psychology is finally emerging. The purpose of this book
is to showcase the foundations of this new science and the fascinating discoveries of its
practitioners.
When I first started to conduct research in evolutionary psychology as an assistant professor at Harvard University in 1981, evolutionary speculations about humans
abounded, but practically no empirical research had been conducted to back them up.
Part of the problem was that scientists who were interested in evolutionary questions
could not bridge the gap between the grand evolutionary theories and the actual scientific study of human behavior. Today that gap has closed considerably, because of both
conceptual breakthroughs and an avalanche of hard-won empirical achievements. Many
exciting questions still cry out for empirical scrutiny, of course, but the existing base of
findings is currently so large that the problem I faced was how to keep this book to a reasonable length while still doing justice to the dazzling array of theoretical and empirical
insights. Although it is written with undergraduates in mind, it is also designed to appeal
to a wider audience of laypersons, graduate students, and professionals who seek an
up-to-date overview of evolutionary psychology

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109

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Judul Seri

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150

Penerbit

New York : Routledge., 2016

Deskripsi Fisik

497 halaman

Bahasa

Inggris

ISBN/ISSN

9780205992126

Klasifikasi

150

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Cetakan 4

Subjek

Psikologi

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

David M. Buss

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