Neo-liberal Genetics: The Myths and Moral Tales of Evolutionary Psychology
By Susan McKinnon.
Description
Evolutionary psychology claims to be the authoritative science of "human nature." Its chief architects, including Stephen Pinker and David Buss, have managed to reach well beyond the ivory tower to win large audiences and influence public discourse. But do the answers that evolutionary psychologists provide about language, sex, and social relations add up? Susan McKinnon thinks not. Far from being an account of evolution and social relations that has historical and cross-cultural validity, evolutionary psychology is a stunning example of a "science" that twists evoluti...
ISBN(s)
0976147521, 9780976147527
