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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... human mind . " -Science " Fascinating .... This book will be intriguing even to readers with only a superficial knowledge of evolutionary biology . " -The Washington Post Book World " A brilliant and seductive book . It will sweep you ...
... human mind . " -Science " Fascinating .... This book will be intriguing even to readers with only a superficial knowledge of evolutionary biology . " -The Washington Post Book World " A brilliant and seductive book . It will sweep you ...
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... Mind . Geoffrey Miller sets our usual assumptions about human intelligence that natural selection alone is responsible on its head . " Meredith Small , author of What's Love Got to Do with It ? " Erudite , lucid , and ambitious ...
... Mind . Geoffrey Miller sets our usual assumptions about human intelligence that natural selection alone is responsible on its head . " Meredith Small , author of What's Love Got to Do with It ? " Erudite , lucid , and ambitious ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. different route to some useful inventions. Perhaps the human mind evolved for military prowess, symbolized by the Sea-AirSpace Muscum on the aircraft carrier USS ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. different route to some useful inventions. Perhaps the human mind evolved for military prowess, symbolized by the Sea-AirSpace Muscum on the aircraft carrier USS ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. The human mind's most impressive abilities are like the peacock's tail: they are courtship tools, evolved to attract and entertain sexual partners. By shifting our ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. The human mind's most impressive abilities are like the peacock's tail: they are courtship tools, evolved to attract and entertain sexual partners. By shifting our ...
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... mind mates. The view of the mind as a pragmatic, problem—solving survivalist has also inhibited research on the evolution of human creativity, morality, and language. Some primate researchers have suggested that human creative intelligence ...
... mind mates. The view of the mind as a pragmatic, problem—solving survivalist has also inhibited research on the evolution of human creativity, morality, and language. Some primate researchers have suggested that human creative intelligence ...
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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