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Everything about John Tooby
American anthropologist (1952–2023)
John Tooby was an American anthropologist who, together with his psychologist wife Leda Cosmides, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: John ToobyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: "Entertain All Hypotheses": A tribute to John Tooby Edited by Debra LiebermanInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: William ScottThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. Jerome Barkow, Leda Cosmides and John Tooby (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. US$55.00. ISBN 0-19-50623-7. Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10021, USA.Cited 12 times
- Go sideways: Leda CosmidesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: The Adapted MindA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. Jerome Barkow, Leda Cosmides and John Tooby (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. US$55.00. ISBN 0-19-50623-7. Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10021, USA.
The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture.Jerome H. Barkow , Leda Cosmides , John Tooby
Biological Anthropology: The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. Jerome H. Barkow, Leda Cosmides, and John Tooby
James H. BARKOW, Leda COSMIDES and John TOOBY (eds), The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture, New York: Oxford University Press, 1992; 666 pages, $77.00
The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture. Jerome H. Barkow , Leda Cosmides , John Tooby
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John Tooby y Leda Cosmides: psicologĂa evolutiva y falsa interdisciplina
🆕 Influential since 2022
đź“š Books worth reading
William ScottWilliam Scott · 1961
The Adapted mindJerome H. Barkow · 1995
The innate mindPeter Carruthers, Stephen Laurence · 2005- 📕The Adapted mindJerome H. Barkow · 1995
- 📕What Is Evolutionary Psychology?Leda Cosmides, John Tooby · 2000
- 📕The evolution of sex and its sequelaeJohn Tooby · 1988
- 📕Evolutionary PsychologyLeda Cosmides, John Tooby · 2010
What should we be worried about?John Brockman · 2014
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