Sociobiology (-=) evolutionary psychology From: Skeptic | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright Millennium Press, Inc. 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

SOCIOBIOLOGY =EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY

Brian Siano's review of Edward 0. Wilson's book Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (SKEPTIC V. 6, #1) made me very skeptical. For example, Siano totally ignores what Wilson says about genes, minds and culture when claiming that natural selection-unlike current environment-has no role in decision making, because there are no genes which directly shape our decisions. But there are genetically based epigenetic rules or mental modules shaped by natural selection and enriched by ontogenetic development. These rules direct and bias our decision making based ...

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