The Adapted Mind

"There are two kinds of landmark publications in science: those that open a new era, like Darwin's Origin of Species, or those that mark an important waypoint in a scientific revolution that has already begun. The Adapted Mind is an example of the latter, comprising as it does a collection of eighteen papers by twenty-five authors which sum up and illustrate much of the best of our knowledge in the field of evolutionary psychology." --Christopher Baddock, London School of Economics, ESS Newsletter "It is not often that the coal-face of science can be reached even by educated bystanders. Discoveries are usually hidden down long tunnels of jargon and complication, and the layman must wait for interpreters to bring garbled news of them to the surface. This book is a rare exception, a volume of fresh and original research of momentous significance that is written in such a way that ordinary mortals can immediately join the debate." --The Economist "A fascinating book which deserves a wide audience." --European Medical Journal "There are two kinds of landmark publications in science: those that open a new era, like Darwin's The Origin of Species, or those that mark an important waypoint in a scientific revolution that has already begun. The Adapted Mind is an example of the latter, comprising as it does a collection of eighteen papers by twenty-five authors which sum up and illustrate much of the best of our knowledge in the field of evolutionary psychology." --Christopher Badcock, London School of Economics, ESS Newsletter "A wonderful book. An excellent compendium of ground breaking theory and research in evolutionary psychology."--Professor Stephen Colarelli, Central Michigan University "I have rarely come across a book with such a fiery message. this is without doubt a critically important book, one that anybody concerned with the human mind should study. With evident passion, the editors dare to propose a new agenda for the whole of the social sciences...It is an agenda that has much to offer and will provide great insights into human behavior."--Journal of Anthropological Research