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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... genes to out-compete other genes by virtue of their survival or reproductive benefits. When one biologist says “evolution through natural selection,” other biologists hear “evolution for survival or reproductive advantage.” But non ...
... genes to out-compete other genes by virtue of their survival or reproductive benefits. When one biologist says “evolution through natural selection,” other biologists hear “evolution for survival or reproductive advantage.” But non ...
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... genes from mother and half from father.) As we shall sec, one of the main reasons why mate choice c\'ol\'cs is to help animals choose sexual partners who carry good genes. Sexual selection is the professional at sifting between genes ...
... genes from mother and half from father.) As we shall sec, one of the main reasons why mate choice c\'ol\'cs is to help animals choose sexual partners who carry good genes. Sexual selection is the professional at sifting between genes ...
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... genetic determinism.” Many critics allege that evolutionary psychology tries to reduce psychology to biology, by explaining the mind's intricacies in terms of the brute replication of genes. In general, there is nothing wrong with ...
... genetic determinism.” Many critics allege that evolutionary psychology tries to reduce psychology to biology, by explaining the mind's intricacies in terms of the brute replication of genes. In general, there is nothing wrong with ...
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... genes, even when they leave no fossil or archeological records. After the Human Genome Project identifies all 80,000 or so human genes in the next couple of years, we can look forward to three further developments that will allow much ...
... genes, even when they leave no fossil or archeological records. After the Human Genome Project identifies all 80,000 or so human genes in the next couple of years, we can look forward to three further developments that will allow much ...
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... genes that underlie our unique htunan capabilities will be identified sooner or later, and evolutionary psychology will benefit. Also, geneticists will find out more about which genes we share with other apes. Research centers in ...
... genes that underlie our unique htunan capabilities will be identified sooner or later, and evolutionary psychology will benefit. Also, geneticists will find out more about which genes we share with other apes. Research centers in ...
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| 33 | |
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 |
Cyrano and Scheherazade 34 | 341 |
The Wit to Woo | 392 |
Epilogue | 426 |
Acknowledgments | 434 |
Glossary | 436 |
Notes | 447 |
Bibliography | 467 |
Index | 491 |
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Библиографические данные
| Название | The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature |
| Автор | Geoffrey Miller |
| Издатель | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011 |
| ISBN | 0307813746, 9780307813749 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 528 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |