Evolution and Human Behaviour Darwinian Perspectives on the Human Condition

Our experience of the world is driven by processes common to all animals: growth, survival, reproduction and death. Evolution and Human Behaviour explores the complexities of the human experience through the lens of Darwinism, drawing on a long and vibrant tradition of different theories and interpretations. This textbook offers a compelling synthesis of key concepts, addressing human thought, feeling and behaviour in fundamental evolutionary terms.

The third edition of Evolution and Human Behaviour:
Has been revised, updated and expanded throughout, with new chapters on health and disease, homosexuality, the nature of adaptations and life history theory
Includes brand-new material on epigenetics, patterns of crime, error management theory, moral foundations theory, religion and gene culture co-evolution
Is accompanied by a companion website offering additional reading material and useful practice questions

Written for students of psychology, human biology, ethology, anthropology and human behavioural ecology, this is an essential introduction for anyone who wishes to understand how human behaviour has evolved.

John Cartwright is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biology at Chester College of Higher Education, affiliated to the University of Liverpool..

Historical Introduction * Darwin's Legacy * The Selfish Gene * Social Behaviour: Kin, Reciprocity and Conflict * Mating Behaviour and sexual selection * Human Sexual Behaviour and Mate Choice * The Evolution of Brain Size * The Modular Mind: Thought, Language and Cognition * Emotions and Their Function * Evolutionary Psychopathology * Moral Systems * The Evolution of Culture * Epilogue