The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are. The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology [Vintage pbk.of 1st ed. COMPLETE] 0679763996, 9780679763994

Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that

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English Pages 466 Year 1995

Table of contents :
Introduction: DARWIN AND US · 3
Part One: SEX, ROMANCE, AND LOVE
Chapter 1: DARWIN COMES OF AGE · 19
Chapter 2: MALE AND FEMALE · 33
Chapter 3: MEN AND WOMEN · 55
Chapter 4: THE MARRIAGE MARKET · 93
Chapter 5: DARWIN'S MARRIAGE · 108
Chapter 6: THE DARWIN PLAN FOR MARITAL BLISS · 128
Part Two: SOCIAL CEMENT
Chapter 7: FAMILIES · 155
Chapter 8: DARWIN AND THE SAVAGES · 180
Chapter 9: FRIENDS · 189
Chapter 10: DARWIN'S CONSCIENCE · 210
Part Three: SOCIAL STRIFE
Chapter 11: DARWIN'S DELAY · 229
Chapter 12: SOCIAL STATUS · 236
Chapter 13: DECEPTION AND SELF-DECEPTION · 263
Chapter 14: DARWIN'S TRIUMPH · 287
Part Four: MORALS OF THE STORY
Chapter 15: DARWINIAN (AND FREUDIAN) CYNICISM · 313
Chapter 16: EVOLUTIONARY ETHICS · 327
Chapter 17: BLAMING THE VICTIM · 345
Chapter 18: DARWIN GETS RELIGION · 364
Illustrations
Acknowledgments · 380
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions · 383
Notes · 393
Bibliography · 426
Index · 446
Illustration Credits · 465

The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are. The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology [Vintage pbk.of 1st ed. COMPLETE]
0679763996, 9780679763994

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