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Sense and Nonsense, third edition, provides an introduction to the ideas, methods and findings of evolutionary theory.
List of contents
- 1: Sense and nonsense
- 2: A history of evolution and human behaviour
- 3: Human sociobiology
- 4: Human Behavioural Ecology
- 5: Evolutionary Psychology
- 6: Cultural Evolution
- 7: Gene-Culture Coevolution
- 8: Comparing and integrating approaches
About the author
Gillian R. Brown is a Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews, UK. Her research focuses on sex/gender differences in the behaviour and cognition of mammals, including humans, which she has studied from neuroendocrine, developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Research topics have included infant and adolescent behavioural development, parental investment, and mating strategies. She has formerly been Vice-President of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Faculty Lead (Science & Medicine) for the University of St Andrews.
Kevin N. Lala (formerly Laland) is Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology at the University of St Andrews, UK. His research encompasses a range of topics related to animal behaviour and evolution, particularly social learning, gene-culture coevolution, and niche construction. He has published 12 books and over 300 articles on these topics and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Society of Biology. He is also a former President of both the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association and the Cultural Evolution Society.
Summary
Sense and Nonsense, third edition, provides an introduction to the ideas, methods and findings of evolutionary theory.
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Understanding the evolutionary roots of the behavior of humans and other animals is one of the highest profile scientific projects of our times, with pitfalls and controversies in proportion to the scope of its aspirations. In this third edition of their classic volume, Brown and Lala provide us with a ringside seat to debates in this ever-evolving field, merging historical analysis with up-to-the-minute insights about the present and future of the discipline. Sense and Nonsense is the ultimate insider's guide to the history of one of our most ambitious attempts to understand ourselves and our place on the planet.
