01:920:240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: System For Information On Grey Literature In Europe, Edvard Westermarck, Inter-Active Terminology For Europe
16 Feb 2017
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Environment of evolutionary adaptedness: eea (about 1. 5 2. Genes were designed to solve the problems of our hunter-gatherer ancestors not of those we face now. Small bands of 150 200 people; all intimates. Strangers rarely encountered and posed dangers if they were. Human nature developed to adapt to ancient, not modern, circumstances. (cid:862)i(cid:374) our (cid:373)oder(cid:374) skulls there is a sto(cid:374)e age (cid:373)i(cid:374)d. (cid:863) Few copulations with intent of reproducing and few people want many children. About 30% of young men watch porn daily and about 70% at least once a month! Instinct to ingest as many calories as possible. Instinct to fear things that are no longer dangerous. 2) tribes that resemble eea (but problematic) 1) no one really knows what ancient environments were like. 4) modern environments have made evolution less relevant. (cid:1009)(cid:895) e(cid:448)olutio(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374) sa(cid:455) (cid:449)hat"s (cid:374)atural (cid:271)ut (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t sa(cid:455) (cid:449)hat"s good. Talks a(cid:271)out (cid:449)hat is, (cid:374)ot (cid:449)hat ought to be (e. g. male aggression).
