Evolutionary Theory and Psychology In commemoration of the 200th
anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary
of the publication of his seminal work On the Origin of Species,
this edition of Psychological Science Agenda includes a special
section on evolutionary theory and psychology. Scientists and
philosophers were invited to submit personal reflections on the
significance and influence of Darwin’s theory and of current
views of evolution within contemporary psychology. PSA thanks
the authors for their provocative contributions. Darwin’s
Influence on Modern Psychological Science By David M. Buss
Evolutionary Psychology and the Evolution of Psychology By
Daniel Kruger Darwinizing the Social Sciences By Robert Kurzban
Darwinian Psychology: Where the Present Meets the Past By Debra
Lieberman and Martie Haselton Psychology’s Best Discovery
Heuristic By Edouard Machery Survival of the Fittest? By Gary
Marcus An Open Letter to Comparative Psychologists By Daniel J.
Povinelli, Derek C. Penn, and