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Understanding human nature requires an exploration of our ancestral past from "summary" of Evolutionary Psychology by David M. Buss
To understand human nature, we must delve into our ancestral past. Our ancestors, who lived in small groups on the African savannah, faced a myriad of challenges that shaped our psychological mechanisms. These challenges included finding food, forming alliances, navigating social hierarchies, and selecting suitable mates. Over millions of years, our ancestors evolved psychological mechanisms to solve these adaptive problems. These mechanisms were honed by natural selection to enhance survival and reproduction in the ancestral environment. As a result, they are intricately intertwined with our modern-day behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. By examining the behaviors of our ancestors, we can...
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