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100 1 _aWalter, Alex.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEvolutionary Psychology and the Propositional-attitudes
_h[electronic resource] :
_bTwo Mechanist Manifestos /
_cby Alex Walter.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2012.
300 _aXII, 85p. 1 illus.
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336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Philosophy,
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520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aBiology
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aPhilosophy of mind.
650 0 _aAnimal behavior.
650 0 _aApplied psychology.
650 0 _aConsciousness.
650 1 4 _aPhilosophy.
650 2 4 _aPhilosophy of Mind.
650 2 4 _aPhilosophy of Biology.
650 2 4 _aBiological Psychology.
650 2 4 _aBehavioural Sciences.
650 2 4 _aCognitive Psychology.
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