Can evolution explain how the mind works? A review of the evolutionary psychology debates

Book review: A volume for the thoughtful

Book review: A volume for the thoughtful reader. How the Mind Works. Steven Pinker. W.W. Norton & Company, New York. 1997. No. of pages 660. ISBN 0-393-04535-8. Price US$29.95.

✍ Ami L. Barile 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 56 KB 👁 2 views

In How the mind works Pinker synthesizes a collection of research and ideas from various disciplines under two main topics: the computational theory of mind and the theory of natural selection. Many of these ideas have been with us for some time, but Pinker's style of presentation give them a breath