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The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature

The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature

Miller, Geoffrey

Paperback

EvolutionGeneral SociologySexuality

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 038549517X
ISBN13: 9780385495172
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: Apr 17 2001
Pages: 528
Weight: 0.92
Height: 1.01 Width: 5.19 Depth: 7.98
Language: English
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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