Getting Darwin Wrong: Why Evolutionary Psychology Won't Work
Brendan Wallace, with a background in psychology, demonstrates that the key claims of Evolutionary Psychology (EP), popularised by Steven Pinker and others, are based on the 'brain is a digital computer' argument. He then argues that as we now know this model of the brain will not work, therefore EP won't work either, since it is based on a fallacious view of the mind/brain. The book, which is written in a reader friendly but rigorous style, is a timely assault on one of the most fashionable philosophies of mind currently 'out there'.
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Getting Darwin Wrong: Why Evolutionary Psychology Won't Work
Brendan Wallace, with a background in psychology, demonstrates that the key claims of Evolutionary Psychology (EP), popularised by Steven Pinker and others, are based on the 'brain is a digital computer' argument. He then argues that as we now know this model of the brain will not work, therefore EP won't work either, since it is based on a fallacious view of the mind/brain. The book, which is written in a reader friendly but rigorous style, is a timely assault on one of the most fashionable philosophies of mind currently 'out there'.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845402075 |
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| Publisher: | Imprint Academic (Ips) |
| Publication date: | 08/01/2010 |
| Series: | Societas |
| Pages: | 180 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.70(d) |
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