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Is evolutionary psychology just a bunch of "just so" stories? (with Geoffrey Miller)
Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
Refuting Monogamous Interpretations in Evolutionary Psychology
At a recent evolutionary psychology conference, a symposium on ethical non-monogamy challenged the assumption of monogamous interpretations of human mating. The symposium argued that evolutionary psychology should take into account evidence from contemporary societies, studies of hunter gatherers, and social primates like chimpanzees and bonobos. They asserted that the field had been overly focused on monogamy and had applied mainstream Western concepts of marriage uncritically. The symposium aimed to update our understanding of human mating based on insights from a variety of cultures and sparked considerable interest at the conference.
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