What Is Evolutionary Psychology and Its Debates
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What Is Evolutionary Psychology and Its Debates

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An introduction to evolutionary psychology, discussing kin selection, mate preferences, and core foundational theories.

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  1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Fodor argued against massive/central modularity; it is Cosmides and Tooby's thesis

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    The claim, associated with Jerry Fodor's "The Modularity of Mind" (1983) and extended by Cosmides and Tooby, that the mind consists...

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    The claim, developed by Cosmides and Tooby (building on, but contrary to the central thesis of, Jerry Fodor's "The Modularity of Mind," 1983), that the mind consists of a large number of functionally specialized cognitive modules, each adapted to solve a recurring problem in ancestral environments.

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