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The Mating Mind

By Geoffrey Miller

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The Mating Mind

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
528
Release Date:
2001-04-17
Publication Date:
2001-04-17
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
038549517X
ISBN13:
9780385495172
Weight:
394 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
206 cm
Thickness:
32 cm

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