Evolution and Human Behavior: Darwinian Perspectives on Human Nature

by John Cartwright

Book Overview

Evolutionary psychology occupies an important place in the drive to understand and explain human behavior. Darwinian ideas provide powerful tools to illuminate how fundamental aspects of the way humans think, feel, and interact derive from reproductive interests and an ultimate need for survival. In this updated and expanded edition of Evolution and Human Behavior , John Cartwright considers the emergence of Homo sapiens as a species and looks at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262533049
• ISBN13: 9780262533041
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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