The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 17 abr 2001 - 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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... ancestors lived in Africa , and humans spread out of Africa only towards the end of the Pleistocene . Our ancestors lived in areas of sub- Saharan Africa that contained mixtures of open savanna , scrub , and forest . Instead of caves or ...
... ancestors lived in Africa , and humans spread out of Africa only towards the end of the Pleistocene . Our ancestors lived in areas of sub- Saharan Africa that contained mixtures of open savanna , scrub , and forest . Instead of caves or ...
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... ancestors would have become as accustomed to coping with those dangers as we are to crossing roads . Nature was not red in tooth and claw . Usually , it was really boring . Predators would have tended to kill the very young , the very ...
... ancestors would have become as accustomed to coping with those dangers as we are to crossing roads . Nature was not red in tooth and claw . Usually , it was really boring . Predators would have tended to kill the very young , the very ...
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... ancestors , body size was increasing as well . We are two feet taller and twice as heavy as our earliest bipedal ancestors of 4.2 million years ago . They would be more immediately impressed by our astounding size and strength than by ...
... ancestors , body size was increasing as well . We are two feet taller and twice as heavy as our earliest bipedal ancestors of 4.2 million years ago . They would be more immediately impressed by our astounding size and strength than by ...
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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 Miller Vista previa restringida - 2011 |
The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature Geoffrey F. Miller Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
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Not By Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution Peter J. Richerson,Robert Boyd Vista previa restringida - 2008 |
Cognition and Emotion: From Order to Disorder Michael J. Power,Tim Dalgleish No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2008 |