The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureAt 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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I have not pretended to offer a complete account of human evolution , the human mind , or human sexual choice . My theory is quite limited in scope , and my presentation of it even more so . Like art , music may be an evolutionary ...
I have not pretended to offer a complete account of human evolution , the human mind , or human sexual choice . My theory is quite limited in scope , and my presentation of it even more so . Like art , music may be an evolutionary ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. Setting boundaries on human behavior is the job of law , custom , and etiquette , not evolutionary psychology . Despite these limitations , the sexual choice theory ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. Setting boundaries on human behavior is the job of law , custom , and etiquette , not evolutionary psychology . Despite these limitations , the sexual choice theory ...
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The evolution of human sexuality . Oxford University Press . Symons , D. ( 1995 ) . Beauty is in the adaptations of the beholder : The evolutionary psychology of human female sexual attractiveness . In P. R. Abrahamson & S. D. Pinker ...
The evolution of human sexuality . Oxford University Press . Symons , D. ( 1995 ) . Beauty is in the adaptations of the beholder : The evolutionary psychology of human female sexual attractiveness . In P. R. Abrahamson & S. D. Pinker ...
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Пользовательский отзыв - Drifter83 - LibraryThingI am always impressed when very smart people in very technical fields can effectively explain their work to the rest of us. Miller does this, and he does it in an entertaining (and sexy) way.What I ... Читать весь отзыв
The mating mind: how sexual choice shaped the evolution of human nature
Пользовательский отзыв - Not Available - Book VerdictMiller (senior research fellow, Centre for Economic Learning and Social Evolution, Univ. Coll., London) here argues that the human mind and human behaviorDincluding language and moralityDhave evolved ... Читать весь отзыв
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