""Adapting Minds" is destined to become required reading among
evolutionary psychology's detractors. But, despite its flaws, it
will be read with interest by evolutionary psychologists too.
Buller provides a useful overview of the filed and of the current
debates... Buller enables evolutionary psychologist to get back to
arguing about the science."-- "Nature"
"Buller hopes that "Adapting Minds" can clear the way for some
actual science about how evolution equips us to have psychologies.
Anyone with a serious interest in evolution, psychology, or
humanity should read it to free their mind for that task."-- "The
New Scientist"
"Buller's critique of evolutionary psychology is measured, logical,
and clearly developed. It is also devastating. Buller does not seek
to refute the entirety of evolutionary psychology by finding a
single magic bullet. Rather, he attends to the details, finding a
variety of serious problems in the different arguments that
evolutionary psychologists deploy. This is philosophy of science in
the trenches, and it is excellent."--Elliott Sober, Hans
Reichenbach Professor and William Vilas Research Professor,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
"David Buller's searching critique of evolutionary psychology is
intended to make the field stronger. He shows how much philosophy
can contribute to an intense and ongoing scientific debate."--David
Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University, author of "Darwin's Cathedral:
Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society"
"His book, "Adapting Minds" from MIT Press, is the most persuasive
critique of evo psych I have encountered... After "Adapting Minds"
it is impossible to ever again think that human behavior is the
Stone Age artifact that evolutionary psychology claims."-- Sharon
Begley, "Wall Street Journal"
"How do you tell the difference between evolutionary psychology as
popular culture and as science? Buller solves the problem. He
disentangles convictions born of everyday intuition from the
thinking and evidence that are necessary for a scientific
understanding of human cognition and behavior in an evolutionary
perspective. In clear and accessible prose, he delivers a
much-needed analysis of current theory and research claiming to
unlock human nature. This book is essential for evolutionary
psychologists, their critics, and hungry audiences."--Linnda R.
Caporael, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute
"The author's restraint and generous stance ensure that
evolutionary psychologists have to take "Adapting Minds"
seriously.... I highly commend [Buller] for having written an
outstanding book. It sets the standard for the continuing debates
on evolutionary psychology."-- "Science"
"This is a superb book, wonderfully clear in thought and
expression. The evolutionary psychology program represented by
Pinker, Cosmides, and their allies has already been the target of
impressive theoretical discussion, but this has focused mostly on
the assumptions they make about evolutionary theory and human
paleobiology. Buller covers this material with exemplary clarity,
but the real strength of his work lies in his searching critique of
the experimental case for evolutionary psychology. His is by far
the best treatment of these issues I have ever read. In case after
case, Buller shows that the experimental case for the existence of
Darwinian algorithms is much weaker than even skeptics like me have
supposed."--Kim Sterelny, Victoria University of Wellington, New
Zealand, and Australian National University
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"His book,
& quot; Adapting Minds is destined to become required reading among
evolutionary psychology& rsquo; s detractors. But, despite its
flaws, it will be read with interest by evolutionary psychologists
too. Buller provides a useful overview of the filed and of the
current debates... Buller enables evolutionary psychologist to get
back to arguing about the science.& quot; -- Nature
& quot; Buller hopes that Adapting Minds can clear the way for some
actual science about how evolution equips us to have psychologies.
Anyone with a serious interest in evolution, psychology, or
humanity should read it to free their mind for that task.& quot; --
The New Scientist
& quot; Buller's critique of evolutionary psychology is measured,
logical, and clearly developed. It is also devastating. Buller does
not seek to refute the entirety of evolutionary psychology by
finding a single magic bullet. Rather, he attends to the details,
finding a variety of serious problems in the different arguments
that evolutionary psychologists deploy. This is philosophy of
science in the trenches, and it is excellent.& quot; --Elliott
Sober, Hans Reichenbach Professor and William Vilas Research
Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
& quot; David Buller's searching critique of evolutionary
psychology is intended to make the field stronger. He shows how
much philosophy can contribute to an intense and ongoing scientific
debate.& quot; --David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University, author
of Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of
Society
& quot; His book, Adapting Minds from MIT Press, is the most
persuasive critique of evo psych I have encountered... After
Adapting Minds it is impossible to ever again think that human
behavior is the Stone Age artifact that evolutionary psychology
claims.& quot; -- Sharon Begley, Wall Street Journal
& quot; How do you tell the difference between evolutionary
psychology as popular culture and as science? Buller solves the
problem. He disentangles convictions born of everyday intuition
from the thinking and evidence that are necessary for a scientific
understanding of human cognition and behavior in an evolutionary
perspective. In clear and accessible prose, he delivers a
much-needed analysis of current theory and research claiming to
unlock human nature. This book is essential for evolutionary
psychologists, their critics, and hungry audiences.& quot; --Linnda
R. Caporael, Professor of Science and Technology Studies,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
& quot; The author& rsquo; s restraint and generous stance ensure
that evolutionary psychologists have to take Adapting Minds
seriously.... I highly commend [Buller] for having written an
outstanding book. It sets the standard for the continuing debates
on evolutionary psychology.& quot; -- Science
& quot; This is a superb book, wonderfully clear in thought and
expression. The evolutionary psychology program represented by
Pinker, Cosmides, and their allies has already been the target of
impressive theoretical discussion, but this has focused mostly on
the assumptions they make about evolutionary theory and human
paleobiology. Buller covers this material with exemplary clarity,
but the real strength of his work lies in his searching critique of
the experimental case for evolutionary psychology. His is by far
the best treatment of these issues I have ever read. In case after
case, Buller shows that the experimental case for the existence of
Darwinian algorithms is much weaker than even skeptics like me have
supposed.& quot; --Kim Sterelny, Victoria University of Wellington,
New Zealand, and Australian National University
" "Adapting Minds" is destined to become required reading among
evolutionary psychology’ s detractors. But, despite its flaws, it
will be read with interest by evolutionary psychologists too.
Buller provides a useful overview of the filed and of the current
debates... Buller enables evolutionary psychologist to get back to
arguing about the science." -- Nature
" Buller hopes that "Adapting Minds" can clear the way for some
actual science about how evolution equips us to have psychologies.
Anyone with a serious interest in evolution, psychology, or
humanity should read it to free their mind for that task." -- The
New Scientist
" Buller's critique of evolutionary psychology is measured,
logical, and clearly developed. It is also devastating. Buller does
not seek to refute the entirety of evolutionary psychology by
finding a single magic bullet. Rather, he attends to the details,
finding a variety of serious problems in the different arguments
that evolutionary psychologists deploy. This is philosophy of
science in the trenches, and it is excellent." --Elliott Sober,
Hans Reichenbach Professor and William Vilas Research Professor,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
" David Buller's searching critique of evolutionary psychology is
intended to make the field stronger. He shows how much philosophy
can contribute to an intense and ongoing scientific debate."
--David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University, author of "Darwin's
Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society"
" His book, "Adapting Minds" from MIT Press, is the most persuasive
critique of evo psych I have encountered... After "Adapting Minds"
it is impossible to ever again think that human behavior is the
Stone Age artifact that evolutionary psychology claims." -- Sharon
Begley, Wall Street Journal
" How do you tell the difference between evolutionary psychology as
popular culture and as science? Buller solves the problem. He
disentangles convictions born of everyday intuition from the
thinking and evidence that are necessary for a scientific
understanding of human cognition and behavior in an evolutionary
perspective. In clear and accessible prose, he delivers a
much-needed analysis of current theory and research claiming to
unlock human nature. This book is essential for evolutionary
psychologists, their critics, and hungry audiences." --Linnda R.
Caporael, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute
" The author’ s restraint and generous stance ensure that
evolutionary psychologists have to take "Adapting Minds"
seriously.... I highly commend [Buller] for having written an
outstanding book. It sets the standard for the continuing debates
on evolutionary psychology." -- Science
" This is a superb book, wonderfully clear in thought and
expression. The evolutionary psychology program represented by
Pinker, Cosmides, and their allies has already been the target of
impressive theoretical discussion, but this has focused mostly on
the assumptions they make about evolutionary theory and human
paleobiology. Buller covers this material with exemplary clarity,
but the real strength of his work lies in his searching critique of
the experimental case for evolutionary psychology. His is by far
the best treatment of these issues I have ever read. In case after
case, Buller shows that the experimental case for the existence of
Darwinian algorithms is much weaker than even skeptics like me have
supposed." --Kim Sterelny, Victoria University of Wellington, New
Zealand, and Australian National University
--David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University, author of "Darwin's
Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society"
--Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenbach Professor and William Vilas
Research Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
--Kim Sterelny, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and
Australian National University
--Linnda R. Caporael, Professor of Science and Technology Studies,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
""Adapting Minds is destined to become required reading among
evolutionary psychology's detractors. But, despite its flaws, it
will be read with interest by evolutionary psychologists too.
Buller provides a useful overview of the filed and of the current
debates... Buller enables evolutionary psychologist to get back to
arguing about the science." -- Nature
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