August John Hoffman is professor of psychology at Metropolitan State University.

• List of FiguresIntroductionPart I:Early Philosophical Theories Contributing to the Development of Modern Psychology Chapter 1:Philosophical Origins of Evolutionary PsychologyChapter 2:Primary Philosophical Influences of Evolutionary PsychologyChapter 3: Structuralism and FunctionalismChapter 4: Three Primary Behavioral Influences in the Development of Evolutionary Psychology: Thorndike, Watson and PavlovPart II: The Evolutionary Components of Natural SelectionChapter 5:Philosophical Influences of Natural Selection Chapter 6:The Modern Problem of AggressionChapter 7:Competing Reproductive Drives: What’s Important to Men and Women? Chapter 8:The Evolution of Language: Why Did Languages Evolve?Part III: The Evolution of Morality and Cooperative BehaviorsChapter 9:Why Does Morality Exist in Human Groups? Helping Others Helps OurselvesEpilogue: Notes for the Future: Future Development of Evolutionary Psychology References

Hoffman's new scholarly text addresses three essential questions from a philosophical and psychological perspective: Who are we?; how did we get here?; and where are we going? He provides a must-read and a must-have book for instructors and students, with a community-based orientation. Knowing who we are as a people and a discipline, and how scientific psychology evolved to this place, as well as suggesting strong visions for our future, this book provides the key critical thinking components of a solid education. Well done, Dr. Hoffman.