I agree that evolutionary psychology is not well-regarded by biologists in general, but Dawkins is an exception to this trend. He’s even praised one of the most obviously sloppy practitioners (Satoshi Kanazawa.) Dennet, as a fellow adaptationist (though no biologist per se), is in a similar camp.
I agree that evolutionary psychology is not well-regarded by biologists in general, but Dawkins is an exception to this trend. He’s even praised one of the most obviously sloppy practitioners (Satoshi Kanazawa.) Dennet, as a fellow adaptationist (though no biologist per se), is in a similar camp.