Abstract

HERNANDEZ BLASI, Carlos. Evolutionary Theory, and the search for meaning and dialectics in contemporary developmental psychology. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2009, vol.27, n.2, pp.241-251. ISSN 1794-4724.

In this paper it is claimed that the many advances accomplished by developmental psychology during the last century (due mostly to the generation and testing of different theories about development) have been made to the cost of both a certain fragmentation of the field, and a lack of appropriate dialectical explanations that truly grasp the complexities of developmental processes. It is suggested that, if developmental psychology takes biological knowledge seriously, particularly evolutionary theory, there might be a chance to improve both its internal cohesion and its social impact, as well as to provide more accurate explanations about how psychological development works out.

Keywords : history of psychology; evolutionary theory; developmental psychology; evolutionary developmental psychology.

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