Die Sexuelle Evolution: Partnerwahl Und die Entstehung Des Geistes
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783827425089 (3827425085)
Publish date: November 25th 2009
Publisher: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
Pages no: 576
Edition language: Deutsch
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Science,
Biology,
Sexuality,
Anthropology,
Psychology,
Neuroscience,
Evolution,
Gender,
Brain
I liked the theories involving sexual selection, but I don't like the author's attitude and writing style - it made me want to throw the book out the window. There is inconsistency in presenting arguments, and the book is unnecessarily long.
One way of looking at this book is that it claims women have been selectively breeding men for the last few hundred thousand years. They've prioritized intelligence, creativity, sensitivity and good parenting skills. And they've done a fine job. As Miller says, in an early chapter: a human male is a...