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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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. I think we can do better . We do not have to ... through mate choice . Following his insight , I shall argue that the most distinctive aspects of our minds evolved ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. I think we can do better . We do not have to ... through mate choice . Following his insight , I shall argue that the most distinctive aspects of our minds evolved ...
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... sexual revolution by giving more credit to sexual choice as a driving force in the mind's evolution . Evolutionary ... evolved by moonlight . In scientific terms , sexual selection through mate choice seemed a neglected factor in human mental ...
... sexual revolution by giving more credit to sexual choice as a driving force in the mind's evolution . Evolutionary ... evolved by moonlight . In scientific terms , sexual selection through mate choice seemed a neglected factor in human mental ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. In fact , sexual selection in our species is as bright as we are . Every time we choose one suitor over another , we act as an agent of sexual selection . Almost ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. In fact , sexual selection in our species is as bright as we are . Every time we choose one suitor over another , we act as an agent of sexual selection . Almost ...
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... sexual partners over a thousand generations , and they will evolve beaks ... evolved largely in response to social rather than ecological or ... through some sort of social selection . But what kind of social selection , exactly ? Sexual ...
... sexual partners over a thousand generations , and they will evolve beaks ... evolved largely in response to social rather than ecological or ... through some sort of social selection . But what kind of social selection , exactly ? Sexual ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller ... through social selection without explicit attention to sexual selection are ... by males than by CENTRAL PARK 13.
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller ... through social selection without explicit attention to sexual selection are ... by males than by CENTRAL PARK 13.
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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