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John Tooby
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John Tooby (1952-2023) was an American anthropologist who, together with his psychologist wife Leda Cosmides, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology. The pair co-founded the Center for Evolutionary Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and co-edited the field's foundational 1992 text The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture with Jerome Barkow.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionCo-founded evolutionary psychology with Leda Cosmides and co-founded the Center for Evolutionary Psychology at UC Santa Barbara. 1 Notable WorkThe Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture (1992) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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together with his psychologist wife Leda Cosmides, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology
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together with his psychologist wife Leda Cosmides, pioneered the field of evolutionary psychology
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