Evolutionary Theory and Human Nature

1 In Search of Human Nature: Reason and Rationality.- Reason As Rationality.- In Search of an Empirical Science of Human Behaviour.- Summary and Conclusions.- 2 Biology and the Social Sciences: The Issue of Morality.- Darwin-s Impact.- Biology and the Social Sciences; The Search for Morality.- Summary and Conclusions.- 3 Biology and the Social Sciences: Epistemological and Ontological Issues.- The Problem of Causation.- Human Nature and the Problem of 'Pre-knowledge'.- The Problem of Classification: Significance and Unity.- In Search of Human Nature.- Summary and Conclusions.- 4 Human Nature: Emotional-Cognitive Processes.- Emotionality and Cognition: Meaning and Significance.- The Biology of Emotional-Cognitive Processing.- Summary and Conclusions.- 5 The Psychology of Human Emotional-Cognitive Processing.- Species Typical Emotional-Cognitive Motivators.- The Evolution of Human Desires.- The Evolution of Human Fears.- Summary and Conclusions.- 6 Advanced Cognition.- Evaluating.- Delineating.- Deception and Self-deception.- Summary and Conclusions.- 7 Human Nature and Social Propensities.- Human Nature and the Processes of Political Society.- The Search for Vengeance and the Social Order.- Controlling Self and Others.- Summary and Conclusions.- 8 In Search of Political Society.- Social Boundaries.- Hierarchy, Politics and Spirituality.- In Search of Natural Kinds of Behaviour.- Conclusions: A Science of Behaviour.- Notes.- References.