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I think this pretty much seems up your attitude towards that field: Without ever having read said book, I pretend to know what it's about and therefore deride t

I think this pretty much seems up your attitude towards that field: Without ever having read said book, I pretend to know what it's about and therefore deride the whole subfield of evolutionary psychology. Sperm Wars is one of the books that has blown me away the most in my life, as it changed so many preconceived notions on why humans act the way they do. Please don't judge a book by its cover. And its thesis is of course way more interesting and complicated than you make it out to be.

greenlblue 17y ago
I have read the book. I read the out of print edition at my local library and I have read at least 10 other ones on the subject of evolutionary psychology so don't tell me what my attitude toward the field is. If you want to learn what the subject is about and have your mind blown then I recommend "Evolutionary Psychology: A Critical Introduction", then we can talk about my attitude. It is actually a book on the subject and not a collection of erotic vignettes interspersed with "insights" from evolutionary psychology.
- dsplittgerber 17y ago
  Sorry, I misread you then. So please do tell me why you call them "insights" and what's wrong with evolutionary psychology in a nutshell - I'm genuinely curious. Also, Sperm Wars might be excellent material for changing preconceived notions of laymen in the field, but not so much for people who are well versed? Because despite recognizing that people want to procreate and that this influences human behaviour, the book puts forward several arguments I as a laymen wouldn't have recognized myself.
  - greenlblue 17y ago
    I call them "insights" because very little of what's said in Sperm Wars is backed by hard science and the rest of it is just surface level observations from evolutionary psychology, i.e. women prefer the best genes for their children but they want dependable partners to provide for those children but like everything else in life women can't have their cake and eat it too.

greenlblue 17y ago

I have read the book. I read the out of print edition at my local library and I have read at least 10 other ones on the subject of evolutionary psychology so don't tell me what my attitude toward the field is. If you want to learn what the subject is about and have your mind blown then I recommend "Evolutionary Psychology: A Critical Introduction", then we can talk about my attitude. It is actually a book on the subject and not a collection of erotic vignettes interspersed with "insights" from evolutionary psychology.

dsplittgerber 17y ago
Sorry, I misread you then. So please do tell me why you call them "insights" and what's wrong with evolutionary psychology in a nutshell - I'm genuinely curious. Also, Sperm Wars might be excellent material for changing preconceived notions of laymen in the field, but not so much for people who are well versed? Because despite recognizing that people want to procreate and that this influences human behaviour, the book puts forward several arguments I as a laymen wouldn't have recognized myself.
- greenlblue 17y ago
  I call them "insights" because very little of what's said in Sperm Wars is backed by hard science and the rest of it is just surface level observations from evolutionary psychology, i.e. women prefer the best genes for their children but they want dependable partners to provide for those children but like everything else in life women can't have their cake and eat it too.