{"product_id":"9781493944262","title":"Epistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEpistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBreyer, Thiemo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e​​​​​As psychology and philosophy arose as answers to the eternal question of how the mind works, evolutionary psychology has gained ground over recent years as a link between cognitive-behavioral and natural-science theories of the mind. This provocative field has also gathered a wide range of criticisms, from attributing too much autonomy to the brain to basing itself on faulty assumptions about our prehistoric past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e reframes its discipline for the contemporary era, correcting common misconceptions and mediating between  different schools of thought. By focusing on the nature and limits of knowledge and reasoning--the essence of epistemology--contributors offer fresh insights at the intersection of human cognitive abilities as adaptations and our self-perception of knowledge, including evolutionary perspectives on altruism, depression,  or the phasing out of human sacrifice. This diversity strengthens and vindicates the field, as evinced by thought-provoking dispatches such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToward a cognitive philosophy of science.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvolutionary media psychology and its epistemological foundation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"meme\" meme revisited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepression as an adaptation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike me: a homophily-based account of human culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparedness to learn about the world: evidence from infant research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engaging and often controversial testament to the combined power of evolution and logic, \u003ci\u003eEpistemological Dimensions of Evolutionary Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e will intrigue philosophers as well as psychologists in a variety of subdisciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-09-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493944262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4939-1387-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 241\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518275698828,"sku":"9781493944262","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493944262.jpg?v=1775966908","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781493944262","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}