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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... trait under discussion . This causes enormous confusion , and ensures that sexual selection continues to be neglected in discussions of human evolution ... traits . Terms should be the servants of theories , not the masters 8 THE MATING MIND.
... trait under discussion . This causes enormous confusion , and ensures that sexual selection continues to be neglected in discussions of human evolution ... traits . Terms should be the servants of theories , not the masters 8 THE MATING MIND.
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... traits could have evolved . Sexual choice theory suggests that the answer is right in front of us . These traits are sexually attractive , and perhaps simpler forms of them have been attractive for hundreds of thousands of years . Over ...
... traits could have evolved . Sexual choice theory suggests that the answer is right in front of us . These traits are sexually attractive , and perhaps simpler forms of them have been attractive for hundreds of thousands of years . Over ...
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... traits over others , and immediately produces offspring that are likely to inherit the desired traits . In other forms of social selection , the link between behavior and reproduction is much less direct . For example , the ability to ...
... traits over others , and immediately produces offspring that are likely to inherit the desired traits . In other forms of social selection , the link between behavior and reproduction is much less direct . For example , the ability to ...
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... traits with these features are sometimes not considered legitimate biological adaptations . Evolutionary psychologists Steven Pinker and John Tooby have argued that our science should focus on human universals that have been optimized ...
... traits with these features are sometimes not considered legitimate biological adaptations . Evolutionary psychologists Steven Pinker and John Tooby have argued that our science should focus on human universals that have been optimized ...
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... traits have been overlooked . The idea that sexual choice was an important factor in the human mind's evolution may sound radical , but it is firmly grounded in current biology . Twenty years ago , this book could not have been written ...
... traits have been overlooked . The idea that sexual choice was an important factor in the human mind's evolution may sound radical , but it is firmly grounded in current biology . Twenty years ago , this book could not have been written ...
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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