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The Mating Mind
Geoffrey Miller
其他書名
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
出版Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011-12-21
主題Psychology / Evolutionary PsychologyPsychology / Human SexualityHistory / Social History
ISBN03078137469780307813749
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=QG-8PbZb4csC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.