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why do we need evolution? |
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1 | (11) |
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1 | (2) |
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Genetic determinism: the evolutionary red herring |
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3 | (2) |
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Darwin, genes and behaviour |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (4) |
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what evolution did for us |
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12 | (18) |
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Darwin and natural selection |
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12 | (2) |
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The `Selfish Gene' as shorthand |
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14 | (2) |
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Altruism and the gene's eye view |
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16 | (2) |
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Is the gene's eye view too narrow? |
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18 | (3) |
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Niche Construction Theory |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (3) |
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Origins of the human mind |
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27 | (3) |
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genes, development and instinct |
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30 | (15) |
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Separating the inseparable |
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31 | (1) |
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A cook's tour of interactionism |
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32 | (2) |
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Development and imprinting |
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34 | (3) |
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The little bundle of instincts |
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37 | (1) |
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Motherese and social smiles |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (5) |
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45 | (15) |
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How babies learn about the world |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (16) |
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The constraints of ancient biology |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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Real life's the best of a bad job |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (5) |
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72 | (4) |
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the dilemmas of parenthood |
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76 | (14) |
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The costs of reproduction |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (4) |
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When boys and girls are not equal |
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82 | (4) |
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86 | (4) |
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90 | (15) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (2) |
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Deacon's Paradox and the free-rider |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (16) |
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The uniqueness of human being |
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105 | (4) |
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How and why language evolved |
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109 | (2) |
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When did language evolve? |
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111 | (2) |
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Darwin, genes and culture |
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113 | (4) |
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Intentionality, language and culture |
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117 | (4) |
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the uniqueness of human being |
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121 | (13) |
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Processes of cultural evolution |
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122 | (2) |
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Conformity bias and cultural change |
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124 | (2) |
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From models to the real world |
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126 | (1) |
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Cultural evolution with functional consequences |
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127 | (1) |
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Cultural evolution under neutral selection |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (15) |
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134 | (3) |
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Religion, ritual and the brain |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (2) |
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The role of shared worldviews |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (3) |
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When did religion evolve? |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (17) |
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150 | (2) |
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Free-riders and the social contract |
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152 | (1) |
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Evolution's mental firewalls |
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152 | (4) |
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Evolving an ethical sense |
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156 | (1) |
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Strong reciprocity and the prosocial `instinct' |
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157 | (4) |
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161 | (5) |
| Glossary |
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166 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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170 | (9) |
| Index |
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