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" The moral animal : "
Robert Wright.
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BL
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1009965
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b764335
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| Main Entry
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Wright, Robert,1957-
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The moral animal : : the new science of evolutionary psychology /\ Robert Wright.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Pantheon Books,, ©1994.
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x, 467 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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0316875015
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: 0679407731
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: 9780316875011
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: 9780679407737
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-445) and index.
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| Contents
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Darwin comes of age -- Male and female -- Men and women -- The marriage market -- Darwin's marriage -- The Darwin plan for marital bliss -- Families -- Darwin and the savages -- Friends -- Darwin's conscience -- Darwin's delay -- Social status -- Deception and self-deception -- Darwin's triumph -- Darwinian (and Freudian) cynicism -- Evolutionary ethics -- Blaming the victim -- Darwin gets religion.
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An accessible introduction to the science of evolutionary psychology and how it explains many aspects of human nature. Unlike many books on the topic, which focus on abstractions like kin selection, this book focuses on Darwinian explanations of why we are the way we are--emotionally and morally--and interweaves episodes from Darwin's own life as illuminating examples. Wright deals particularly well with explaining the reasons for the stereotypical dynamics of the three big "S's:" sex, siblings, and society.
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Behavior evolution.
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Evolutionary psychology.
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Human behavior.
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Behavior.
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Cultural Evolution.
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Evolution.
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Genetics, Behavioral.
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Psychology.
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Selection (Genetics)
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Behavior evolution.
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Evolutionary psychology.
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Human behavior.
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| Dewey Classification
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304.5
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BF698.95.W75 1994
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BF 711 W952m 1994
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