Darwin’s Shadow

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-89971-778-5
Verlag: V&R unipress

Buch, Englisch, 122 Seiten, Gewicht: 344 g

“Evolutionary Psychology”, an offspring of Sociobiology, claims to explain human mental (psychological) functions on the basis of evolution theory. Researchers in the field try to monopolize Darwin for their purpose by calling themselves “Darwinists” or by putting his portrait on the cover of their books. It is shown that Darwin, who actually tried to explain some human behavior, like altruistic behavior, in the context of evolution theory, found the “intellectual and moral faculties” to be predominantly shaped by sociocultural, not biological factors, however. It is also shown that the tendency to reduce mental functions to biological ones, biologism, affects many fields of inquiry to their detriment, such as education, criminology, psychiatry, or philology. Biologism’s dehumanizing effect on our view of the human condition is the dominant topic of the book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Velden, Manfred

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Über Autor(innen)

Velden, Manfred
Prof. Dr. Manfred Velden studierte Psychologie in Bonn und an der Universität von Kalifornien in Berkeley. Zurzeit lehrt er am Psychologischen Institut der Universität Mainz.

Prof. Dr. Manfred Velden studied Psychology in Bonn, Germany, and at the University of California, Berkeley. He is Professor at the University of Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Dr. Manfred Velden studierte Psychologie in Bonn und an der Universität von Kalifornien in Berkeley. Zurzeit lehrt er am Psychologischen Institut der Universität Mainz.

Prof. Dr. Manfred Velden studied Psychology in Bonn, Germany, and at the University of California, Berkeley. He is Professor at the University of Mainz, Germany.