Books in the The International Library of Essays on Evolutionary Thought series

Rather than viewing culture in opposition to biology, a growing number of researchers regard culture as subject to evolutionary processes. This volume contains some of the most influential publications on these subjects over the years.

Evolutionary approaches to the study of human beings have been able to explain the origin and maintenance of many of the features of our bodies. This volume collects prominent explorations of this theme, as well as the voices of dissenters who argue that our minds are far more significantly the product of culture than of evolution.

Focuses on the issue of naturalizing religion: on the ways in which cognitive science and social sciences have treated religion as a natural phenomenon. This title questions whether religious behaviour, institutions, and experiences can be explained in natural terms.

Might human morality be a product of evolution? An increasing number of philosophers and scientists believe that moral judgment and behaviour emerged because it enhanced the fitness of our distant ancestors. This volume collects some explorations of the evidence for this claim, as well as papers examining its implications.