The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
In this brilliantly ambitious and provocative book, evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller shows the evolutionary power of sexual choice, and the reasons why our ancestors became attracted not only to pretty faces and bodies, but to minds that were witty, articulate, generous, and concious.
In this brilliantly ambitious and provocative book, evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller shows the evolutionary power of sexual choice, and the reasons why our ancestors became attracted not only to pretty faces and bodies, but to minds that were witty, articulate, generous, and concious.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099288244 (0099288249)
Publish date: May 31st 2001
Publisher: Vintage
Edition language: English
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...
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