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What can evolutionary theory teach us about human nature
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephens, Christopher R. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | Applications of evolutionary biology to human psychology have a checkered and sporadic history. Although Darwin is well known for arguing that humans share many of the same mental properties as non-human animals (e.g., in his work on the emotions), he also puzzled about the evolution of many of our higher cognitive capacities—in particular, our ability to do mathematics and science. What possible survival value could such abilities have been to our relevant evolutionary ancestors? In a famous debate with Wallace, Darwin argued that such abilities might be mere side effects of other properties of the human mind that were favored by natural selection. A big brain might be selected because it helps one avoid tigers, plan |
| Starting Page | 221 |
| Ending Page | 232 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.12.009 |
| Volume Number | 36 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/cstephens/Chris_Stephens_Website/Research_files/C.%20Stephens%20What%20can%20evolutionary%20theory%20teach%20us.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2004.12.009 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
