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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... sexual ornaments. It never happens the same way twice. It drives divergent rather than convergent evolution. There are probably half a million species of beetle, but no two have the same kind of sexual ornamentation. There are more than ...
... sexual ornaments. It never happens the same way twice. It drives divergent rather than convergent evolution. There are probably half a million species of beetle, but no two have the same kind of sexual ornamentation. There are more than ...
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... sexual selection theory, we may better understand aspects of human nature that were overlooked for most of the 20th century. Ornaments of Gold As a child, Charles Darwin was fascinated by nature. He collected beetles avidly, a.nd was ...
... sexual selection theory, we may better understand aspects of human nature that were overlooked for most of the 20th century. Ornaments of Gold As a child, Charles Darwin was fascinated by nature. He collected beetles avidly, a.nd was ...
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How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. GS and the chaos of delights” inspired by the ... ornaments the world to inspire man's wonder and devotion. Darwin may ha\'e wondered why God would put tiny golden bugs ...
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey Miller. GS and the chaos of delights” inspired by the ... ornaments the world to inspire man's wonder and devotion. Darwin may ha\'e wondered why God would put tiny golden bugs ...
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... sexual selection for another book, he complained that lack of space required ... ornaments decrease an individual's survival ability, they presumably could ... sexual mates will tend to spread through the species. These traits may evolve ...
... sexual selection for another book, he complained that lack of space required ... ornaments decrease an individual's survival ability, they presumably could ... sexual mates will tend to spread through the species. These traits may evolve ...
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... ornaments. Females exercise sexual choice, picking the stronger and more attractive males over the weaker and plainer. Over generations, male weaponry evolves to be more intimidating and male ornamentation evolves to be more impressive ...
... ornaments. Females exercise sexual choice, picking the stronger and more attractive males over the weaker and plainer. Over generations, male weaponry evolves to be more intimidating and male ornamentation evolves to be more impressive ...
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 |
Cyrano and Scheherazade 34 | 341 |
The Wit to Woo | 392 |
Epilogue | 426 |
Acknowledgments | 434 |
Glossary | 436 |
Notes | 447 |
Bibliography | 467 |
Index | 491 |
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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