The stone age present : how evolution has shaped modern life : from sex, violence, and language to emotions, morals, and communities

The stone age present : how evolution has shaped modern life : from sex, violence, and language to emotions, morals, and communities /

Why do we desire one person rather than another as a mate? How are we able to live together in large groups? Why do we react in anger to infidelity? Why do we love music and art? All of these human characteristics are rooted in the distant past, as William F. Allman informs us in The Stone Age Prese...

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Main Author: Allman, William F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1994.
Subjects:
Evolutionary psychology.
Behavior evolution.
Human evolution.
Human behavior.
Evolution (Biology)
Behavior genetics.
Behavior
Biological Evolution
Genetics, Behavioral
Psychologie évolutionniste.
Évolution du comportement.
Homme > Évolution.
Comportement humain.
Évolution (Biologie)
Génétique du comportement.
human behavior.
evolution.
Behavior evolution
Evolutionary psychology
Human evolution
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Stone Age Mind
  • 1. Storming the Citadel
  • 2. The Social Brain
  • 3. Nice Guys Finish First
  • 4. What's Good About Feeling Bad?
  • 5. The Evolution of Love
  • 6. The Beast Within
  • 7. Giving the Mind a Voice
  • 8. The Creative Explosion
  • 9. The Modern Experiment
  • Epilogue: Us Versus Them.

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