Defending Evolutionary Psychology through Rebutting the Criticisms

Defending the Precautionary Principle against Three Criticisms

The precautionary principle that calls for early measures to avoid and mitigate uncertain environmental damages (and health hazards) in the future has come to the fore in risk debates. This paper evaluates three criticisms which have been presented in academic discourses, in political arenas, and also in public discussions in order to reject the principle altogether. In particular, the criticis...

Criticisms of the nutrient-dependent pheromone-controlled evolutionary model

Dear Dr. Mouras, Despite his valid publications involving endocrinology, sexuality, and epigenetically induced intraspecies differentiation in model organisms, James V. Kohl overextends his expertise in trying to overthrow established evolutionary theory. His earlier publications cover topics such as behavioral effects of hormones, pheromones, and food odors (Kohl, 1996, 2012). However, in 2013...

Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology

O16: How Do Concepts of Evolutionary Psychology and Evolutionary Psychiatry Explain Anxiety Disorders?

Our ancestors without fear, worry and anxiety are not our ancestors, as organisms without defense systems were extinct. Therefore, while behavior such as fear and anxiety are useful to prevent harm, the exaggerated form, that is, anxiety disorders, has more costs than benefits. Likewise, while a panic attack is a normal and useful response in the face of life-threatening danger, a panic disorde...

Evolutionary forensic psychology—p. 1 Toward an Evolutionary Forensic Psychology

Most theories of crime have not explored intensively biological and especially evolutionary explanations for criminal behavior. Ellis presents a valuable new perspective that proposes that physiological mechanisms shaped by evolutionary forces can provide insights into the causes of crime and sex differences in the patterns of crime. We discuss other theories and research relevant to Ellis’s th...