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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... idea that sexual choice was an important factor in the human mind's evolution may sound radical , but it is firmly ... ideas . Today , the world's leading biology journals are dominated by technical papers on sexual selection theory and ...
... idea that sexual choice was an important factor in the human mind's evolution may sound radical , but it is firmly ... ideas . Today , the world's leading biology journals are dominated by technical papers on sexual selection theory and ...
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... idea is also timely because it counters the charge that evolutionary psychology is some sort of " biological reductionism " or " genetic determinism . " Many critics allege that evolutionary psychology tries to reduce psychology to ...
... idea is also timely because it counters the charge that evolutionary psychology is some sort of " biological reductionism " or " genetic determinism . " Many critics allege that evolutionary psychology tries to reduce psychology to ...
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... Human evolution is the story of how that gateway evolved new security systems , and how our minds evolved to charm our way past the ever more vigilant gatekeepers . 2 Darwin's Prodigy The idea of sexual selection has a 32 THE MATING MIND.
... Human evolution is the story of how that gateway evolved new security systems , and how our minds evolved to charm our way past the ever more vigilant gatekeepers . 2 Darwin's Prodigy The idea of sexual selection has a 32 THE MATING MIND.
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... idea of sexual selection has a peculiar history that embodies the best and the worst of science . The best , because ... ideas about mate choice . The delay resulted not just from rational skepticism , but from a set of reactionary ...
... idea of sexual selection has a peculiar history that embodies the best and the worst of science . The best , because ... ideas about mate choice . The delay resulted not just from rational skepticism , but from a set of reactionary ...
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... idea to be so important that he featured it in the one book he was sure humans would read : his summary of the evidence for human evolution . However , Darwin was a subtle and strategic writer , often hiding his intentions . His ...
... idea to be so important that he featured it in the one book he was sure humans would read : his summary of the evidence for human evolution . However , Darwin was a subtle and strategic writer , often hiding his intentions . His ...
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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