false 681941 7 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. Wright deals particularly well with explaining the reasons for the stereotypical dynamics of the three big "S's:" sex, siblings, and society. 668334 book 1994 The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology total:533|5:195|4:202|3:106|2:21|1:9| 533 2152 947 92 1 3 true false Mon Feb 04 09:44:54 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 06:49:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 true false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 21:18:57 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 21:42:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Dec 15 00:33:27 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 00:39:52 -0800 2008
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48 Evolutionary theory can sometimes make predictions that are borne out by further investigation.
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I kept hoping if I stayed the course the book would become interesting.

The author spends more time talking about Darwin's marriage, children, ...more...]]> 5 0 true false Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 02:25:12 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 02:46:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 03 13:44:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 27 14:33:02 -0800 2009
You are nothing more than an animal.


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[SPOILER ALERT: We came from apes.]

The book itself is interesting, but it was more an argument as to why Darwin's Theory of Evolution might be applicable to these vari...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Aug 21 15:33:43 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 02 23:07:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:20:32 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 20:21:50 -0700 2009
It's a really good overview of the field of evolutionary psychology; which I find fascinating. It also gives examples from Charles Darwin's...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 00:56:08 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 18 12:08:37 -0800 2007
This book is dense - I read the book over a few month...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 21 18:31:10 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 18:33:32 -0800 2009