Robin Dunbar, John Lycett, Louise Barrett

Evolutionary Psychology

A Beginner's Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Controversial and captivating, this uniquely accessible guide explores what happens when evolutionary theory is applied to human behaviour.

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Produktdetails

• Beginner's Guides
• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 138mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781851683567
• ISBN-10: 1851683569
• Artikelnr.: 21893317

Autorenporträt

Robin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford. He is the author of more than a dozen books. Louise Barrett is Professor of Psychology at the University of Lethbridge and John Lycett is a lecturer in Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Liverpool.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why do we need evolution?
2. What evolution did for us
3. Genes, development and instinct
4. How to make us human
5. Choosing mates
6. The dilemmas of parenthood
7. The social whirl
8. Language and culture
9. The uniqueness of human being
10. Virtual worlds
11. The science of morality
Bibliography
Glossary.