The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

By:

Robert Wright

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Vintage Books 1994 New YorkDescription: x, 466 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:

9780679763994

Subject(s):

Sociobiology. Genetic psychology. Human behavior

DDC classification:

304.5 WRI-M

Contents:

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 -- Evolution ethics -- Blaming the victim -- Darwin gets religion.

Summary: Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics--as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies. Illustrations.

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Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics--as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies. Illustrations.

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