The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 21 dic 2011 - 528 páginas 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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... beauty , waste and extravagance in science . " Matt Ridley , The Sunday Telegraph ( London ) " Consistently penetrating and ingenious ... mixing outstanding sober exposition of the mechanisms of sexual selection with speculations about ...
... beauty , waste and extravagance in science . " Matt Ridley , The Sunday Telegraph ( London ) " Consistently penetrating and ingenious ... mixing outstanding sober exposition of the mechanisms of sexual selection with speculations about ...
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... beauty in the universe . Psychologists generally believe that so far they have no theories of comparable power . But sexual selection can also be viewed as a psychological theory , because sexual choice and courtship are psychological ...
... beauty in the universe . Psychologists generally believe that so far they have no theories of comparable power . But sexual selection can also be viewed as a psychological theory , because sexual choice and courtship are psychological ...
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... beauty to the opposite sex . Usually , males display more . Peacocks spread their tails in front of peahens . In every European city , male pigeons harass female pigeons with relentless cooing and strutting . If the females go away ...
... beauty to the opposite sex . Usually , males display more . Peacocks spread their tails in front of peahens . In every European city , male pigeons harass female pigeons with relentless cooing and strutting . If the females go away ...
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... beauty and an elegant carriage to his bantams , according to his standard of beauty , I can see no good reason to doubt that female birds , by selecting , during thousands of generations , the most melodious or beautiful males ...
... beauty and an elegant carriage to his bantams , according to his standard of beauty , I can see no good reason to doubt that female birds , by selecting , during thousands of generations , the most melodious or beautiful males ...
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... beauty may serve as a charm for the female , and for no other purpose .... Many will declare that it is utterly incredible that a female bird should be able to appreciate fine shading and exquisite patterns . It is undoubtedly a ...
... beauty may serve as a charm for the female , and for no other purpose .... Many will declare that it is utterly incredible that a female bird should be able to appreciate fine shading and exquisite patterns . It is undoubtedly a ...
Índice
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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 |
Virtues of Good Breeding | 292 |
Cyrano and Scheherazade | 341 |
The Wit to Woo | 392 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller Vista previa restringida - 2001 |
The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey F. Miller Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
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