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Tag Archives: evolutionary psychology
Men Are From Africa, Women Are From Africa
In Christopher Ryan’s TED talk on human sexuality and evolutionary psychology, I like his closing quip: “It’s time we moved beyond Mars and Venus, because the truth is that men are from Africa and women are from Africa.” __________ Ryan’s … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, anthropology, evolution, evolutionary psychology, love, relationships, sex
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Evolutionary Psychology Watch: Why Do People Tend to Like Honey and Fear Spiders?
According to Heather Pringle, maybe, with regard to honey, it’s because it played a role in our evolution: In a recent paper, Alyssa Crittenden, an anthropologist and behavioral ecologist, at the University of Nevada, points out that wild honey is one … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, biology, Darwin, evolution, evolutionary psychology, Genesis, psychology, reason, science
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Ask an Interesting Question, Get an Interesting Answer. Michio Kaku’s Question: What Happens to Our Analysis When We Recall That We’re Scarcely Different from Our Paleolithic Ancestors of 100,000 Years Ago?
If, indeed, human beings are scarcely different from their Paleolithic ancestors of 100,000 years ago, what are the implications of this for the object or subject of your current attention? Here are some questions for foregrounding this issue: Of nature: … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, critical thinking, Darwin, evolution, evolutionary psychology, michio kaku, paleolithic ancestors, reason
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Appearances vs. Reality
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Tagged 20-something, America, appearances, Darwin, evolutionary psychology, living at home, narcissism, reality, truth
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Walking in the Paws of Others: Was It Love, Duty, or Sympathy That Motivated This Dog?
Or am I anthropomorphizing? — If the dog’s behavior was not triggered by a conscious impulse to love, duty, or sympathy, why did the dog cross the road? I wonder if the dogs were even related. Can a dog have … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropomorphism, consciousness, dogs, duty, evolutionary psychology, instinct, Keats, love, negative capability, soul, sympathy
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The Caveman Didn’t Make Me Do It?
Evolutionary psychology, as a discipline, seems to be coming under fire. See Newsweek on it here.
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Tagged biology, Darwin, evolution, evolutionary psychology, stephen gould, steven pinker
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The Holocaust: Did Darwin Make Hitler Do It?
Richard Weikart, the historian and Discovery Institute ally who wrote From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany (Palgrave Macmillan 2004), in a new book (coming out in two weeks) pushes forward with his thesis that “Darwinism” is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, Darwin, eugenics, evolution, evolutionary psychology, genocide, Germany, history, racism, Richard Weikart, science, the Holocaust
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Is Atheism Just the Denial of Gods?
Sometimes contemporary atheists try to wall-off the psychological implications of becoming an atheist by saying: “Atheism is just the denial of gods. Nothing more.” But though this may be a reasonable starting definition for what an atheist is, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, apologetics, atheism, atheist, Christianity, evolutionary psychology, God, gods, harden the fuck up, Islam, Jesus, Richard Dawkins
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Evolutionary Psychology and the Outdoor BBQ: You Are What You Cook?
Did cooking play a big role in making us human? A new book discusses the evolutionary pressure that cooking placed on the human body, brain, and social instincts, and Slate just reviewed it. Money quote: Cooked food, by contrast [with … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, carnivores, cooking, diet, evolutionary psychology, food, hamburgers, health, science, steak, vegans
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Evolutionary Psychology and War: Are We Chimps, Bonobos, or Something Else?
Is war, in some sense, natural? Here’s an example of a recent book (reviewed by the Washington Post) that makes the argument that it is: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030602021.html And here’s the book at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sex-War-Biology-Explains-Terrorism/dp/1933771577/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243042063&sr=8-16 And, of course, there is always Desmond … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, death, evolutionary psychology, life, nature, psychology, science, social psychology, violence, war
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