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Alas, poor Darwin : arguments against evolutionary psychology / Arguments against evolutionary psychology edited by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose. - 292 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Genes and the religious impulse in evolutionary psychology -- Anti-Dawkins -- Why Memes? -- More things in heaven and earth -- Colonising the social sciences? -- Sewing up the mind : the claims of evolutionary psychology -- Why babies' brains are not Swiss army knives -- Taking the stink out of instinct -- Beyond difference : feminism and evolutionary psychology -- Different strokes : beyond biological determinism and social constructionism -- Social causes and natural relations -- Evolving skills -- Escaping evolutionary psychology.

At the beginning of the 21st century genes are used to explain almost every aspect of human life, from social inequalities to health, sexuality and criminality. This book offers a criticism of this so called evolutionary psychology.

ISBN: 0099283190 9780099283195

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Genetic psychology.
Psychology.
Evolution (Biology)
Behavior genetics.
Psychology.
Biological Evolution.
Genetics, Behavioral.

LC Class. No.: BF701 / .A43 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 155.7