Biological thinking in evolutionary psychology: Rockbottom or quicksand?

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Title: Biological thinking in evolutionary psychology: Rockbottom or quicksand?
Authors: de Jong, H. Looren, van der Steen, W.J.
Source: Philosophical Psychology. Jun98, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p183. 23p.
Subjects: Genetic psychology, Biology
Abstract: Opinion. Argues on the biological aspects of evolutionary psychology. Definition of evolutionary psychology; Authors' views on adaptation in biology; Why evolutionary psychology is not evolutionary biology; Discussion on conceptual integration versus explanatory pluralism as it applies to evolutionary psychology.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:Opinion. Argues on the biological aspects of evolutionary psychology. Definition of evolutionary psychology; Authors' views on adaptation in biology; Why evolutionary psychology is not evolutionary biology; Discussion on conceptual integration versus explanatory pluralism as it applies to evolutionary psychology.
ISSN:09515089
DOI:10.1080/09515089808573255