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Cycles of Contingency: Developmental
Systems and Evolution (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology)
by (Editor), Paul E. Griffiths
(Editor), Russell D. Gray(Editor)
Hardcover - 484 pages (February
19, 2001)
MIT Press; ISBN: 0262150530
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Many books on evolution neglect the complex dynamics of ontogeny (development)
necessary to produce the mature creature. They either ignore it or reduce it
to the transmission of genetic information. This contributes to unproductive
debates on "nature versus nurture." Developmental systems theory (DST)
offers a new conceptual framework with which to resolve such debates. DST views
ontogeny as contingent cycles of interaction among a varied set of developmental
resources, no one of which controls the process. These factors include DNA,
cellular and organismic structure, and social and ecological interactions. DST
has excited interest from a wide range of researchers, from molecular biologists
to anthropologists, because of its ability to integrate evolutionary theory
and other disciplines without falling into traditional oppositions.
The book provides historical background to DST, recent theoretical findings on the mechanisms of heredity, applications of the DST framework to behavioral development, implications of DST for the philosophy of biology, and critical reactions to DST.
Contributors Patrick Bateson, David J. Depew, Marcus W. Feldman, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Deborah M. Gordon, Gilbert Gottlieb, Russell D. Gray, Paul E. Griffiths, Tim Ingold, Eva Jablonka, Timothy D. Johnston, Evelyn Fox Keller, Peter Klopfer, Kevin N. Laland, Daniel S. Lehrman, Richard C. Lewontin, Lenny Moss, Eva Neumann-Held, H. Frederick Nijhout, F. John Odling-Smee, Susan Oyama, Kim Sterelny, Peter Taylor, Cor van der Weele, Bruce H. Weber, William C. Wimsatt.
About the Author
Susan Oyama is Professor of Psychology, Emerita, at John Jay College, and Professor
of Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center, New York City. Paul E. Griffiths
is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Russell D. Gray is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Auckland.
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The Evolution of Consciousness
by E.M. MacPhail
Paperback (October 1998)
Oxford Univ Press; ISBN:
0198503245
Other Editions:
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Are non-human animals conscious? When do babies begin to feel pain?
What function is served by consciousness? What evidence could resolve these
issues? In The Evolution of Consciousness, psychologist Euan Macphail tackles
these questions and more by exploring such topics as: animal cognition; unconscious
learning and perception in humans; infantile amnesia; theory of mind in primates;
and the nature of pleasure and pain. Experimental results are placed in theoretical
context by tracing the development of concepts of consciousness in animals and
humans. Written in an accessible style, this book will be of interest to students
and professionals in psychology, philosophy, and linguistics, as well as all
those interested in the nature of consciousness.
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Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities
by Diane F. Halpern
Paperback 3rd edition
(March 2000)
Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc;
ISBN: 0805827927
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How to Think Like a Psychologist: Critical Thinking in Psychology.
By Donald H. Mcburney
Paperback
Prentice Hall, Jan. 1996
ISBN: 0023783923
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Featuring an informal, self-disclosing writing style throughout, this
unique book uses a question-and-answer format to explore some of the most common
questions readers ask about psychology — which are often stumbling blocks in
their introduction to the discipline. KEY TOPICS: Topics are keyed to chapters
of typical introductory psychology texts, focus on issues that are personally
relevant to readers, feature many everyday examples, and include exercises that
encourage readers to think critically and to relate the material to their own
lives.
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In 1967, after a baby boy suffered a botched
circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment. On the advice of a
renowned expert in gender identity and sexual reassignment at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, the boy was surgically altered to live as a girl. This landmark case,
initially reported to be a complete success, seemed all the more remarkable
since the child had been born an identical twin: his uninjured brother, raised
as a boy, provided to the experiment the perfect matched control.
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Experimental Psychology
By Donald McBurney
Hardcover
Wadsworth Publication Co., 1990
ISBN:0534120849
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