The Mating Mind

How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature

By: Geoffrey Miller

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Paperback | 17 April 2001

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528 Pages

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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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"Quite ingenious stuff.... This is a welcome change from a lot of evolutionary psychology."-The New York Times Book Review

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