Getting Darwin Wrong
Author | : Brendan Wallace |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2013-07-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781845405786 |
ISBN-13 | : 1845405781 |
Rating | : 4/5 (781 Downloads) |
Download or read book Getting Darwin Wrong written by Brendan Wallace and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brendan Wallace, with a background in psychology, demonstrates that the key claims of Evolutionary Psychology (EP), popularised by Steven Pinker and others, are based on the 'brain is a digital computer' argument. He then argues that as we now know this model of the brain will not work, therefore EP won't work either, since it is based on a fallacious view of the mind/brain. The book, which is written in a reader friendly but rigorous style, is a timely assault on one of the most fashionable philosophies of mind currently 'out there'.