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 selection for reproductive benefits might account for these leftovers . This suggestion makes sexual selection sound like an explanation of last resort . It should not be viewed that way , because sexual selection has some ...
... sexual selection for reproductive benefits might account for these leftovers . This suggestion makes sexual selection sound like an explanation of last resort . It should not be viewed that way , because sexual selection has some ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. should be the servants of theories , not the masters . By reviving Darwin's distinction between natural selection for survival and sexual selection for reproduction ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. should be the servants of theories , not the masters . By reviving Darwin's distinction between natural selection for survival and sexual selection for reproduction ...
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... reproduction . Animals compete socially to acquire the food , territory , alliances , and status that lead to reproduction . Sexual selection is the most direct form of social selection because mate choice directly favors some traits ...
... reproduction . Animals compete socially to acquire the food , territory , alliances , and status that lead to reproduction . Sexual selection is the most direct form of social selection because mate choice directly favors some traits ...
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... sexual choice . Evolution found a way to act directly on the mental ... reproduction . They started selecting one another for their brains . Those ... sexual selection . Trained by years of explicit instruction , motivated by ...
... sexual choice . Evolution found a way to act directly on the mental ... reproduction . They started selecting one another for their brains . Those ... sexual selection . Trained by years of explicit instruction , motivated by ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller ... reproduction . This evolutionary criterion makes it much more important to ... reproduction . Psychologically , the human mind as explained by the theory should ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller ... reproduction . This evolutionary criterion makes it much more important to ... reproduction . Psychologically , the human mind as explained by the theory should ...
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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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