The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 21 дек. 2011 г. - Всего страниц: 528 At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, a book that offers the most convincing—and radical—explanation for how and why the human mind evolved. Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these are the traits that make us human. Scientists have traditionally explained these qualities as merely a side effect of surplus brain size, but Miller argues that they were sexual attractors, not side effects. He bases his argument on Darwin’ s theory of sexual selection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin’ s theory of natural selection, and draws on ideas and research from a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, history, and pop culture. Witty, powerfully argued, and continually thought-provoking, The Mating Mind is a landmark in our understanding of our own species. |
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... sexual ornaments . It never happens the same way twice . It drives divergent rather than convergent evolution . There are probably half a million species of beetle , but no two have the same kind of sexual ornamentation . There are more ...
... sexual ornaments . It never happens the same way twice . It drives divergent rather than convergent evolution . There are probably half a million species of beetle , but no two have the same kind of sexual ornamentation . There are more ...
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... sexual selection theory , we may better understand aspects of human nature that were overlooked for most of the 20th century . Ornaments of Gold As a child , Charles Darwin was fascinated by nature . He collected beetles avidly , and ...
... sexual selection theory , we may better understand aspects of human nature that were overlooked for most of the 20th century . Ornaments of Gold As a child , Charles Darwin was fascinated by nature . He collected beetles avidly , and ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. and the " chaos of delights " inspired by the ... ornaments the world to inspire man's wonder and devotion . Darwin may have wondered why God would put tiny golden bugs ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. and the " chaos of delights " inspired by the ... ornaments the world to inspire man's wonder and devotion . Darwin may have wondered why God would put tiny golden bugs ...
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... sexual selection for another book , he complained that lack of space ... ornaments decrease an individual's survival ability , they presumably could ... sexual mates will tend to spread through the species . These traits may evolve even ...
... sexual selection for another book , he complained that lack of space ... ornaments decrease an individual's survival ability , they presumably could ... sexual mates will tend to spread through the species . These traits may evolve even ...
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... ornaments . Females exercise sexual choice , picking the stronger and more attractive males over the weaker and plainer . Over generations , male weaponry evolves to be more intimidating and male ornamentation evolves to be more ...
... ornaments . Females exercise sexual choice , picking the stronger and more attractive males over the weaker and plainer . Over generations , male weaponry evolves to be more intimidating and male ornamentation evolves to be more ...
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The Runaway Brain | 68 |
A Mind Fit for Mating | 99 |
Ornamental Genius | 138 |
Courtship in the Pleistocene | 177 |
Bodies of Evidence | 224 |
Arts of Seduction | 258 |
Virtues of Good Breeding | 292 |
Cyrano and Scheherazade | 341 |
The Wit to Woo | 392 |
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