We’ve also had Suzana Herculano-Houzel on our site, who pointed to cooking as the key turning point in human evolutionary history. Secondly, if you’re seeking a connection between why these different books excite me so much is when we predict how other people are going to behave and whether to punish them, we infer minds in them. He’s very good not just at giving an answer in the way of a physics textbook, ‘Here’s the answer and here’s how to apply the answer.

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Whether you're a student of psychology, a curious reader, or simply interested in learning more about human behavior, these books are sure to provide you with valuable insights and knowledge. Instead it’s, ‘Here are some experimental results, and here are four different ways of trying to explain those experimental results. If you want to understand evolutionary psychology, like truly understanding evolutionary psychology, then you need to read this one right after you read Buss’ textbook. Our mechanisms for holding morals happened long before Utilitarianism, or any of the modern religions.If I spoke, but no one else changed what they did as a result of me saying them, I would never have evolved language. I then focus on the two most common forms of violence that plague humans -violence over status contests and intimate partner violence- outlining psychological mechanisms involved in each. You can see this interview between Peterson and Buss to realize how little thought they’ve given to the possibility that there might be something true about the patriarchy. Overall, it's an informative and practical guide that empowers readers to put their past behind them and move forward with a positive outlook. The "DBT Skills Workbook in 7 Weeks" is a comprehensive guide to learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in a clear and easy-to-follow format.

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People say, oh well, you need a social environment to make soldiers march and don’t hang around the back, so you need morals for welfare, and killing is to do with welfare, so the two must go together somehow.

This provocative book covers everything from genetic strategies and office politics to moral codes and public policies. Today, most social sciences accept that selfish interests can sometimes be best achieved by cooperation.

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He is also the editor of the first comprehensive Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology (Wiley) and co-editor (with Patricia Hawley) of The Evolution of Personality and Individual Differences. The right half of the brain—so, left arm choosing from pictures in the left field—chose a shovel, which makes sense to go with the snow scene.

The book draws inspiration from the teachings of Marcus Aurelius, Lao Tzu, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Abraham Maslow, and links mindfulness to transhumanism, evolutionary psychology to Stoicism, and neuroscience to Buddhism.

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We’ll look at one of Steven Pinker’s books in a minute, but language is something that we’ve evolved very specialist brain mechanisms for: why? Over three volumes, the Handbook provides a rich overview of the most important theoretical and empirical work in the field. We ask experts to recommend the five best books in their subject and explain their selection in an interview.It covers a broad range of topics, from the science of empathy to the roots of violence, making it a fascinating read for anyone interested in evolutionary psychology.