Homo Mysterious Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature

Name: Homo Mysterious Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature
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ISBN: 9780199324521

ISBN-10: 0199324522

ISBN-13: 9780199324521

Edition: 2013

Authors: David P. Barash

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For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home, involving some of the most personalaspects of being human.Homo Mysterious examines a number of these evolutionary mysteries, exploring things that we don't yet know about ourselves, laying out the best current hypotheses, and pointing toward insights that scientists are just beginning to glimpse. Why do women experience orgasm? Why do men have a shorterlifespan than women? Why does homosexuality exist? Why does religion exist in virtually…

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List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 8/28/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.21" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

David P. Barash holds a Ph.D. in zoology & is professor of psychology & zoology at the University of Washington. He has been especially active in the growth & development of sociobiology as a scientific discipline.



Acknowledgments



In Praise of Mystery: "That's How the Light Gets In"



Sexual Mysteries I: Menstruation, Concealed Ovulation, and Breasts



Sexual Mysteries II: Female Orgasm, Menopause, and Men



Sexual Mysteries III: Homosexuality



Art I: Cheesecake, By-Products, and Groups



Art II: Play, Practice, and Sex (Again)



Religion I: Genes, Memes, Minds, and Motives



Religion II: Social Bonding and Morality



On the Matter of Mind



Digging for Treasure


Index