Evolutionary psychology and intelligence research cannot be integrated the way Kanazawa (2010) suggested.

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 916-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Penke ◽  
Denny Borsboom ◽  
Wendy Johnson ◽  
Rogier A. Kievit ◽  
Annemie Ploeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
The Way

scholarly journals From romantic jealousy to sympathetic joy: Monogamy, polyamory, and beyond

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Relational Identity ◽  
Romantic Jealousy ◽  
Serial Monogamy ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Way

This paper explores how the extension of contemplative qualities to intimate relationships can transform human sexual/emotional responses and relationship choices. The paper reviews contemporary findings from the field of evolutionary psychology on the twin origins of jealousy and monogamy, argues for the possibility to transform jealousy into sympathetic joy (or compersion), addresses the common objections against polyamory (or nonmonogamy), and challenges the culturally prevalent belief that the only spiritually correct sexual options are either celibacy or (lifelong or serial) monogamy. To conclude, it is suggested that the cultivation of sympathetic joy in intimate bonds can pave the way to overcome the problematic dichotomy between monogamy and polyamory, grounding individuals in a radical openness to the dynamic unfolding of life that eludes any fixed relational identity or structure.

Appraisal, Coping and High Level Emotions Aspects of Computational Emotional Thinking

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Talanov ◽  
Alexander Toschev
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Computing Systems ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
High Level ◽  
Computational Processes ◽  
The Way

Turing genius anticipated current research in AI field for 65 years and stated that idea of intelligent machines “cannot be wholly ignored, because the idea of 'intelligence' is itself emotional rather than mathematical” (). This is the second article dedicated to emotional thinking bases. In the first article, the authors () created overall picture and proposed framework for computational emotional thinking. They used 3 bases for their work: AI - six thinking levels model described in book “The emotion machine” (). Evolutionary psychology model: “Wheel of emotions” (). Neuroscience (neurotransmission) theory of emotions by Lovheim “Cube of emotions” (). Based on neurotransmitters impact the authors proposed to model emotional computing systems. Current work is dedicated to three aspects left not described in first article: appraisal: algorithm and predicates - how inbound stimulus is estimated to trigger proper emotional response, coping: the way human treat with emotional state triggered by stimulus appraisal and further thinking processes, high level emotions impact on system and its computational processes.

scholarly journals Dobre i złe w ludzkiej mowie – o wartościowaniu utrwalonym w dawnych przezwiskach

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iza Matusiak-Kempa
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Biological Anthropology ◽  
Articulatory Features ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cultural Linguistics ◽  
The Way

The aim of the present paper is the analysis of old nicknames which relate to the way in which our ancestors communicated. The subject of the analysis are proprial items, which were formed in order to indicate if the speakers were telling the truth, or whether they were gossiping, or saying too much, as well as items which evaluated a person because of articulatory features. The present paper is also an attempt to propose research into axiologically marked appelative anthroponyms within the methodology of cultural linguistics, complemented with biological contexts, especially research from the field of evolutionary psychology and biological anthropology.

Interdisciplinary Studies and Our Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 857-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Olds
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Outcome Studies ◽  
Real Effect ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
The Way

Why should psychoanalysts learn about neighboring disciplines? It is often argued that, although information from neuroscience, neuro-psychology, evolutionary psychology, and other fields may be of interest to analysts, it has no real effect on their practice: on the way they listen, the way they react, or the way they treat their patients. A corollary of this position is that there is no reason to include such information in a psychoanalytic curriculum, since it does not help candidates become better analysts. Against this view, two reasons are advanced for the importance of interdisciplinary study. The more general reason is that it grounds psychoanalysis in the broader scientific world, reducing its isolation and inbred parochialism. This can help justify the discipline intellectually, possibly in advance of and independently of supportive research from within the field (e.g., outcome studies). The second reason is that our own minds, and particularly those of the generation now entering training, have been altered by changes in the scientific zeitgeist and we need to have some grasp of these changes. Finally, six examples of findings from other disciplines are presented that even now may be contributing to thinking about psychoanalytic practice.

scholarly journals Structural Realism, Classical Realism and Human Nature

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Brown
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
International Politics ◽  
Structural Realism ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Classical Realism ◽  
The Way

Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics is a modern classic, and deserves to be read the way classic texts ought to be read, i.e. in context and in its own terms. Recovering the context in this case is difficult because of the changes in the discourse since 1979, but one difference between the contemporary and the current reception of the text does seem clear — Waltzian structural realism (or neorealism) is now, but was not then, seen as breaking with the traditions of classical realism. How is this discontinuity to be understood? Part of the answer lies in the rhetoric employed by participants in this debate, but, more substantively, there is a genuine disagreement between neorealism and classical realism over the role played by human nature in international relations. Waltzian neorealism appears, contrary to the tradition, to reject any major role for human nature, describing theories that emphasise this notion as `reductionist'; however, on closer examination, the picture is less clear-cut. Waltz's account of human nature can be related quite closely to the major strands in the realist genealogy, but at a tangent to them. Interestingly, and perhaps unexpectedly, it is also compatible with at least some of the findings of contemporary evolutionary psychology.

scholarly journals Biological Modules and Emotions

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 115-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Dumouchel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Human Reasoning ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Reasoning Abilities ◽  
Fine Tune ◽  
Biological Modules ◽  
The Way

But as for most genes, they are not the units of interest once we get to the network level: it is the whole conspiracy we care about. (von Dassow and Meir 2003, 27)Biologists, more precisely evolutionary biologists, and not only psychologists and philosophers also speak of modularity. However the way in which this theoretical construct functions in their discipline is relatively different from the role it obtains in evolutionary psychology and cognitive science. Rather than postulating modules to explain particular traits of organisms, such as the specificity of input systems or limitations of human reasoning abilities, biologists originally simply assume that some form of modularity constitutes a precondition of evolution. They argue that, in order for natural selection to fine tune organisms to their environment, different traits must be able to evolve independently from one another. This implies modularity in one form or another. Organisms will only be able to adapt if they do not come all in one piece, so to speak. It must therefore be possible for changes to occur in one characteristic of an animal without those changes having repercussions throughout the whole organism.

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