In this study, we apply economic principles to the heterosexual human mating market using
data on the socio-demographics, biology, attractiveness, sexual behaviour, and reproductive …

Utilizing an evolutionary perspective has proven fruitful in a number of areas of interest
outside of the standard psychological or anthropological topics. This includes a wide range …

This article presents a theoretical framework for an evolutionary understanding of minds and
meaning in fictional narratives. The article aims to demonstrate that meaning in fiction can …

In this essay, I examine the usage of the term “just-so story.” I attempt to show that just-so
storytelling can be seen as an epistemic concept that, in various ways, tackles the …

Shakespeare's History Plays boldly moves criticism of Shakespeare's history plays beyond
anti-humanist theoretical approaches. This important intervention in the critical and …

How do people explain persistent inequality between whites and blacks? Research has
focused on two dimensions of explanation, or attribution: internal (regarding shortcomings in …

The chapters “Imagination, the Brain's Default Mode Network, and Imaginative Verbal
Artifacts” and “The Role of Aesthetic Style in Alleviating Anxiety About the Future” are …

The integration of scientific and humanistic disciplines in academic research and teaching
(“consilience”) is grounded in the concept of the unity of knowledge. Opponents of …

These two books on fictional narratives and neuroscience adopt cultural constructivist
perspectives that reject the idea of evolved human motives and emotions. Both books …

The 2017 Mauksch Address invites readers to consider how the field of sociology might
benefit from greater inclusion of the science of learning into its pedagogy. Results from a …