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Homicide Adaptation Theory Homicide Adaptation Theory
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Pathways for the Evolution of Homicide Adaptations Pathways for the Evolution of Homicide Adaptations
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Intentionality Intentionality
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Uncertainty Uncertainty
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Homicide Adaptation Theory and Other Theories of Conspecific Killing Homicide Adaptation Theory and Other Theories of Conspecific Killing
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Cultural Theories Cultural Theories
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Social Theories Social Theories
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Homicide Adaptation Theory and Cultural and Social Theories of Homicide Homicide Adaptation Theory and Cultural and Social Theories of Homicide
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Individual Differences as Sources of Error Leading to Homicide Individual Differences as Sources of Error Leading to Homicide
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Psychopathology Theories Psychopathology Theories
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Homicide as a By-product of Other Adaptations Homicide as a By-product of Other Adaptations
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Homicide Adaptations and the Law Homicide Adaptations and the Law
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Abstract
Why people kill their fellow human beings is a question whose answer has thus far eluded a comprehensive scientific explanation. This chapter describes homicide adaptation theory, a recent theoretical contender that offers an evolutionary psychological explanation of the most common forms of homicide. It begins by reviewing some key statistics about homicide. It discusses examples of the unique selection pressures created by human cognitive adaptations for social exchange that are hypothesized to have selected for homicide. It explores the coevolutionary arms race between adaptations for homicide and defenses against being killed. Homicide adaptation theory is compared to nonadaptationist explanations for conspecific killings in humans. Finally, the chapter explores how an evolutionary perspective sheds light on why the law does not treat all forms and contexts of homicide the same.
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