The Evolutionary Psychology of War: Offense and Defense in the Adapted Mind

The study of warfare from an evolutionary perspective has expanded rapidly over the last couple of decades. However, it has tended to focus on the ancestral origins, prevalence, and instruments of war rather than adaptationist analyses of its underlying psychology. I argue that our evolved coalition...

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Main Author: Anthony C. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-12-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704917742720