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BL
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629440
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Kanazawa, Satoshi
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| Title & Author
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The intelligence paradox : : why the intelligent choice isn't always the smart one /\ Satoshi Kanazawa
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xiv, 251 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780470586952
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: 0470586958
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- What is evolutionary psychology? -- The nature and limitations of the human brain -- What is intelligence? -- When intelligence matters (and when it doesn't) -- Why liberals are more intelligent than conservatives -- Why atheists are more intelligent than conservatives -- Why more intelligent men (but not more intelligent women) value sexual exclusivity -- Why night owls are more intelligent than morning larks -- Why homosexuals are more intelligent than heterosexuals -- Why more intelligent people like classical music -- Why intelligent people drink and smoke more -- Why intelligent people are the ultimate losers in life -- Other possible consequences of intelligence -- Conclusion: Intelligent people are not what you think
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| Abstract
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"This book will show how the purpose for which general intelligence evolved--solving evolutionarily novel problems that the intelligence required for living on a savanna didn't cover--allows us to explain why intelligent people have the particular values and preferences they have"--
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Intellect
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Evolutionary psychology
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| Dewey Classification
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153.9
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| LC Classification
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BF431.K366 2012
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