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Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History traces the history of evolutionary thought in psychology in an accessible and lively fashion and examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

  • First book to trace the history of evolutionary thinking in psychology from its beginnings to the present day in an accessible and lively fashion.
  • Focuses on the rise of evolutionary theories begun by Lamarck and Darwin and the creation of the science of psychology.
  • Explains evolutionary thought's banishment by behaviorism and cultural anthropology in the early 20th century, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology.
  • Examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 19/05/2004
    ISBN13: 9781405113786, 978-1405113786
    ISBN10: 1405113782

    Number of Pages: 184

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Evolutionary Thought in Psychology: A Brief History traces the history of evolutionary thought in psychology in an accessible and lively fashion and examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

    • First book to trace the history of evolutionary thinking in psychology from its beginnings to the present day in an accessible and lively fashion.
    • Focuses on the rise of evolutionary theories begun by Lamarck and Darwin and the creation of the science of psychology.
    • Explains evolutionary thought's banishment by behaviorism and cultural anthropology in the early 20th century, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology.
    • Examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory.

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