The Debated Mind - Evolutionary Psychology versus Ethnography (Paperback)

In a further development of the nature-nurture debate, this collection of articles questions how the human mind influences the content and organization of culture. In the study of mental activity, can the effects of evolution and history be teased apart?
Evolutionary psychologists argue that cultural transmission is constrained by our genetic inheritance. Few social and cultural anthropologists have found this argument to be relevant to their work and many would doubt its validity. This book uniquely pitches the arguments for innatism against ethnographic perspectives that call into question the theoretical foundations of orthodox evolutionary biology and cognitive science. Ultimately the aim of the debate is to create an original set of mutually compatible theories that will open up new areas for interdisciplinary research.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	Harvey Whitehouse
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-432-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
LSN:	1-85973-432-4
Barcode:	9781859734322

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