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Evolutionary Psychology and the Propositional-attitudes

Two Mechanist Manifestos

Alex Walter (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

85 Seiten

2012 | 2012
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-2968-1 (ISBN)

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The two essays provide a critical examination of theory and research in the field of evolutionary psychology. The view advanced here is that philosophical materialism and minimalist assumptions about adaptation serve Darwinian psychology better than the more popular alternative view that relies on cognitive dualism and propositional-attitude psychology to formulate evolutionary psychology theory. A commitment to cognitive dualism is destined to undermine the physical basis of behavior upon which evolutionary theory depends. Many evolutionary psychologists do not see this but are seduced by the easy way in which hypotheses can be formulated using the ‘propositional-attitude’ model. The challenge is to develop a materialistic and mechanistic approach to understanding human cognition and behavior, including linguistic and social behavior.

Preface.-

Evolutionary Psychology and the Propositional-attitudes: Two Mechanist Manifestos.- Why the Cognitive Turn is a Wrong Turn .- The Imperative Nature of Motivational EndowmentsPostscript: The Virtues of ‘Weak’ Modularity.- Bibliography.- Index.

Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Philosophy
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	94-007-2968-5 / 9400729685
ISBN-13	978-94-007-2968-1 / 9789400729681
Zustand	Neuware