The Evolution of Intelligence

The Evolution of Intelligence

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
How is one to understand the nature of intelligence? One approach is through psychometric testing, but such an approach often puts the "cart before the horse"--the test before the theory. Another approach is to use evolutionary theory. This criterion has been suggested by a number of individuals in the past, from Charles Darwin in the more distant past to Howard Gardner, Stephen Gould, Steven Pinker, Carl Sagan, David Stenhouse, and many others. The chapters in this book address three major questions:
1. Does evolutionary theory help us understand the nature of human intelligence?
2. If so, what does it tell us about the nature of human intelligence?
3. And if so, how has intelligence evolved?

The goal of this book is to present diverse points of view on the evolution of intelligence as offered by leading experts in the field. In particular, it may be possible to better understand the nature and societal implications of intelligence by understanding how and why it has evolved as it has. This book is unique in offering a diversity of points of view on the topic of the evolution of human intelligence.

The Evolution of Intelligence,Robert J. Sternberg,James C. Kaufman,LEA, Inc.,080583267X,Cognitive Psychology,Genetic psychology,Intellect,Intelligence,Life Sciences - Evolution,Organic Evolution,Psychology,Psychology, Comparative,Cognitive theory,Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology

Books Review:

1. The Evolution of Western Eurasian Neogene Mammal Faunas
2. The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms With Observations on Their Habits (Darwin, Charles//Works of Charles Darwin)
3. The Genesis Chronicles
4. The Genomic Potential Hypothesis : A Chemist's View of the Origins, Evolution and Unfolding of Life (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit, 16) (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit, 16)
5. The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man; The Evolution Debate, 1813-1870 (Volume VIII)
6. The Gut as a Model in Cell and Molecular Biology (Falk Symposium)
7. The Law of Vital Transfusion And the Phenomenon of Consciousness 1921
8. The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth: An Annotated Bibliography (Magill Bibliographies)
9. The Piltdown Papers 1908-1955 : The Correspondence and Other Documents Relating to the Piltdown Forgery
10. The Potatoes of Bolivia : Their Breeding Value and Evolutionary Relationships (Oxford Science Publications)

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