The Mating Mind

Name: The Mating Mind
Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SKU: 9780385495172-G
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By Geoffrey Miller

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At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, The Mating Mind marks the arrival of a prescient and provocative new science writer. Psychologist Geoffrey Miller 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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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 528
Publisher:: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date:: 2001-04-17
ISBN / EAN:: 9780385495172
Weight:: 394 g
Dimensions:: 13/21/3 cm

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