Evolutionary Psychology: A Defense -- Sort of!
May 24, 2005It's amazing how divided opinions are about evolutionary psychology. Some very fine philosophers and cognitive scientists are really big fans of the genre. Other equally fine philosophers and cognitive scientists appear to see little of merit in it. The philosopher of biology John Dupre, who was a guest on our show a few weeks back talking about genetic determinism, says the following about the evolutionary psychology of sex and gender:
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justinscott
Thursday, June 19, 2025 -- 6:43 AM
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