225 | Michael Tomasello on The Social Origins of Cognition and Agency
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
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Critique of high church evolutionary psychology
The speaker discusses the term 'evolutionary psychology' and its association with a specific viewpoint characterized as high church evolutionary psychology. The speaker identifies key characteristics of this viewpoint, including its focus on innate and modular aspects, particularly influenced by the work of Chomsky. However, the speaker critiques this narrow focus, acknowledging the value in areas such as mate choice, but expressing skepticism about applying the innate modularity concept to broader aspects like language and culture.
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