That which produces great progress in evolutionary theory is inconsistent with building a strong academic carreer in any field. Result: 1. EvoPsych always disappoints. 2. The public has no incling of the insight, health and liberation that could be unlocked with good Darwinism.https://twitter.com/Barryakers6/status/1018938451813588992 …
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It seems like EvoPsych could easily fall into the naturalistic fallacy. (If it happens in nature, it must be good.) Is that a real risk? Can EvoPsych be looked at with a variety of "fitness terms" beyond just reproduction?
I don't think the field itself runs this risk, but it is always in danger of being misinterpreted as normative and prescriptive rather than explanatory and cautionary.
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Perhaps suicide is a useful example. It’s a very natural phenomenon, easily explained by evolutionary thinking, yet we still need to decide on how to handle it within our society
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Yeah, gotcha!. So then it seems like lots of people misinterpret explanations for prescriptions. Is there an EvoPsych perspective on that phenomenon?
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