CronoDAS comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CronoDAS 04 September 2012 10:18:25PM *  7 points [-]

"The Psychological Foundations of Culture" does not discuss gender issues in detail.

More specifically: Sexual Strategies Theory tends to agree with modern cultural stereotypes of men and women, much as "scientific racism" tended to confirm cultural stereotypes of people of different races.

(I do acknowledge that "Sexual Strategies Theory" is far from settled science and has been heavily criticized - but it's a large part of what comes to mind when people think of ev-psych.)

Comment author: fubarobfusco 05 September 2012 09:04:11AM *  -1 points [-]

"The Psychological Foundations of Culture" does not discuss gender issues in detail.

Evolutionary psychology is not primarily about gender issues. This may be much of why so many folks have such a problem with it ....

Comment author: MugaSofer 19 December 2012 08:44:48PM 0 points [-]

Perhaps it is merely that reputable evolutionary psychology is not about gender issues, while disreputable evo-psych is almost entirely focused on them.