The moral animal : evolutionary psychology and everyday life

The moral animal Evolutionary psychology and everyday life

Robert Wright, 1957-

Book - 1995

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.

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Subjects
Sociobiology.
Genetic psychology.
Human behavior.
Behavior evolution.
Published
New York : Vintage Books 1995, ©1994.
Language
English
Main Author
Robert Wright, 1957- (-)
Edition
1st Vintage books ed
Physical Description
x, 466 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-445) and index.
ISBN
9780679763994
  • 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.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

New Republic senior editor Wright's account of the latest trends in Darwinian theory unravels the evolutionary logic behind subjects ranging from friendship and romance to xenophobia and sibling rivalry. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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