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The integrative framework for the behavioural sciences has already been discovered, and it is the adaptationist approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2007

Michael E. Price ,
William M. Brown  and
Oliver S. Curry
Michael E. Price
Affiliation:
Centre for Cognition and Neuroimaging, School of Social Sciences and Law, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, United Kingdommichael.price@brunel.ac.ukhttp://people.brunel.ac.uk/~hsstmep/william.brown@brunel.ac.ukhttp://people.brunel.ac.uk/~hsstwmb/
William M. Brown
Affiliation:
Centre for Cognition and Neuroimaging, School of Social Sciences and Law, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, United Kingdommichael.price@brunel.ac.ukhttp://people.brunel.ac.uk/~hsstmep/william.brown@brunel.ac.ukhttp://people.brunel.ac.uk/~hsstwmb/
Oliver S. Curry
Affiliation:
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom. o.s.curry@lse.ac.ukhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/darwin
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Abstract

The adaptationist framework is necessary and sufficient for unifying the social and natural sciences. Gintis's “beliefs, preferences, and constraints” (BPC) model compares unfavorably to this framework because it lacks criteria for determining special design, incorrectly assumes that standard evolutionary theory predicts individual rationality maximisation, does not adequately recognize the impact of psychological mechanisms on culture, and is mute on the behavioural implications of intragenomic conflict.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 39 - 40
Copyright
2007 Cambridge University Press

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