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

ISBN: 038549517X

Author: Miller, Geoffrey

Condition: New

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.