The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 17 апр. 2001 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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... penises , and females do not have to grow clitorises . Male frogs and birds do not have penises . Genitalia are products of sexual choice , not requirements for sexual repro- duction . The traditional distinction between " primary ...
... penises , and females do not have to grow clitorises . Male frogs and birds do not have penises . Genitalia are products of sexual choice , not requirements for sexual repro- duction . The traditional distinction between " primary ...
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... penises around five feet long . Boars have 18 - inch penises that ejaculate a pint of semen . Hermaphroditic snails have penises about as long as their entire bodies . Stallions , like men , use blood rather than muscular contraction to ...
... penises around five feet long . Boars have 18 - inch penises that ejaculate a pint of semen . Hermaphroditic snails have penises about as long as their entire bodies . Stallions , like men , use blood rather than muscular contraction to ...
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... ( penis bone ) also reveals female choice for tactile stimulation . Since male human penises become erect with blood rather than muscle and bone , this gives them more flexibility , and permits a greater range of copulatory positions ...
... ( penis bone ) also reveals female choice for tactile stimulation . Since male human penises become erect with blood rather than muscle and bone , this gives them more flexibility , and permits a greater range of copulatory positions ...
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Central Park | 1 |
Darwins Prodigy | 33 |
The Runaway Brain | 68 |
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