Red Queen Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

Name: Red Queen Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
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ISBN: 9780060556570

ISBN-10: 0060556579

ISBN-13: 9780060556570

Edition: 2003

Authors: Matt Ridley

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Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture -- including why men propose marriage, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband. Brilliantly written, The Red Queen offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved.

Book details

List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Human Nature



The Enigma



The Power of Parasites



Genetic Mutiny and Gender



The Peacock's Tale



Polygamy and the Nature of Men



Monogamy and the Nature of Women



Sexing the Mind



The Uses of Beauty



The Intellectual Chess Game


Epilogue: The Self-Domesticated Ape


Notes


Bibliography


Index