Can Evolution Explain How the Mind Works? A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology Debates

@article{citeulike:2363848, abstract = {In this essay, inspired by Steven Pinker’s fascinating book How the Mind Works [2] and other expositions of evolutionary psychology and by attacks on such works, I will explore, from an informed outsider’s perspective, what evolutionary psychology is all about, where it came from, and what its prospects are in light of recent debates surrounding its controversial methodology and claims.}, author = {Mitchell, M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2363848}, journal = {Complexity}, keywords = {adaptive, cognition, reasoning}, number = {3}, pages = {17--24}, posted-at = {2008-02-11 21:15:13}, priority = {0}, publisher = {John Wiley and Sons, Inc.}, title = {Can Evolution Explain How the Mind Works? A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology Debates}, url = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/55000206/PDFSTART}, volume = {4}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2363848 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2363848 TI - Can Evolution Explain How the Mind Works? A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology Debates JF - Complexity VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 17 EP - 24 PB - John Wiley and Sons, Inc. N2 - In this essay, inspired by Steven Pinker’s fascinating book How the Mind Works [2] and other expositions of evolutionary psychology and by attacks on such works, I will explore, from an informed outsider’s perspective, what evolutionary psychology is all about, where it came from, and what its prospects are in light of recent debates surrounding its controversial methodology and claims. KW - adaptive KW - cognition KW - reasoning AU - Mitchell, M PY - 1999/// UR - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/55000206/PDFSTART ER -