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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This sounds like a conversation that's worth having at greater length in a more conducive medium. I'm surprised you're so negative about ev psych, when to me, it's just mainstream evo theory applied to human behavioral adaptations.
Agree about the venue. Before we drop it, though, let's be clear about what I am saying. Evo Psych should be earthshattering: Evo Bio of Humans. But the field is "stuck", as most fields are. The synopsis of Buss's handbook could literaly have been written 20 years ago.
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I'm *not* saying that Evo Psych is uniquely stuck, or that there's something wrong with the field's leaders. And I'm not exempting evolutionary biology. Perverse incentives in the academic system have caused a widespread failure.
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From what I see here on Twitter there seems to be an over-emphasis on sex in evo-psych. Maybe getting past that would be useful.
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Adaptations evolve to promote reproductive success, and sex is pretty important to that.
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Yes it is! Wasn't trying to take a shot at you either, I know it is your field of expertise. But it seems like most stuff I see/hear from Evo psych along similar lines. I'd like to see all fields of psych embrace evo psych, because it's kinda ridiculous not to.
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