Oxford University Press (2002)
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This book asks whether evolution can help us to understand human behaviour and explores diverse evolutionary methods and arguments. It provides a short, readable introduction to the science behind the works of Dawkins, Dennett, Wilson and Pinker. It is widely used in undergraduate courses around the world.
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Keywords | Evolution Human Evolution Cognitive Ethology Evolutionary Psychology Sociobiology Cultural Evolution |
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Reprint years | 2002, 2011 |
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ISBN(s) | 9780199586967 0198508840 0199586969 |
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