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From exploration to justification: The importance of “special design” evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Jeffry A. Simpson
Jeffry A. Simpson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4235 jas@psyc.tamu.edu http://psychweb.tamu.edu/faculty/Simpson
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Abstract

The authors present a balanced critique of the adaptation/exaptation debate and specify some of the hard evidentiary criteria that are needed to advance our understanding of human evolution. Investigators must build more “special design” criteria into their theorizing and research. By documenting that certain traits meet these rigorous criteria, the evolutionary sciences will ultimately rest on a firmer theoretical foundation.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 528 - 529
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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