1991/10/01 by Linnda R. Caporael, Marilynn B. Brewer · 2 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1991.tb01819.x
openalex publication_date 1991/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Historically, evolutionary theory applied to human behavior has often been used to explain and justify existing social arrangements and institutions. Biological explanations of human social behavior tend to be ideologically and politically reactive. A politicized biology is an obstacle to socially responsible scientists who seek to use evolutionary theory in their work. The papers in this volume represent an attempt to recapture human evolutionary theory by framing it as an interdisciplinary, reflexive endeavor that can transcend old‐style biological determinism and nature‐nurture debates.