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000438326 1001_ $$aKenrick, Douglas T.
000438326 24510 $$aSex, murder, and the meaning of life$$h[electronic resource] :$$ba psychologist investigates how evolution, cognition, and complexity are revolutionizing our view of human nature /$$cDouglas T. Kenrick.
000438326 260__ $$aNew York :$$bBasic Books,$$c2011.
000438326 300__ $$a1 online resource (288 p.)
000438326 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000438326 5050_ $$aIntroduction: You, me, Charles Darwin, and Dr. Seuss -- Standing in the gutter : how did an innocent young student accidentally fall in with a band of intellectual revolutionaries? -- Why Playboy is bad for your mental mechanisms : when is beauty bad for you? -- Homicidal fantasies : why have most of us had at least one fantasy about committing murder? -- Outgroup hatred in the blink of an eye : why can't we all just get along? -- The mind as a coloring book : why doesn't cultural variation support the blank slate view of the mind? -- Subselves : the three faces of thee -- Reconstructing Maslow's pyramid : where are the missing bricks in the classic pyramid of needs? -- How the mind warps : why do men and women forget different people and regret different things? -- Peacocks, Porsches, and Pablo Picasso : why do men go out of their way to avoid a Consumer Reports best buy? -- Sex and religion : when is godliness just another mating strategy? -- Deep rationality and evolutionary economics : why are behavioral economists only half right when they say that our economic choices are irrational? -- Bad crowds, chaotic attractors, and humans as ants : why your parents were right about the company you keep -- Conclusion: Looking up at the stars : how does research on unsavory and taboo topics converge into a grand view of human nature and answer the question : what is the meaning of life?
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000438326 520__ $$aAlthough our heads are full of simple selfish biases that evolved to help our ancestors survive, modern human beings are anything but simple and selfish cavemen. Kenrick argues that simple and selfish mental mechanisms we inherited from our ancestors ultimately give rise to the multifaceted social lives that we humans lead today, and to the most positive features of humanity, including generosity, artistic creativity, love, and familial bonds. And out of those simple mechanisms emerge all the complexities of society, including international conflicts and global economic markets. By exploring the nuance of social psychology and the surprising results of his own research, Kenrick offers a detailed picture of what makes us caring, creative, and complex--that is, fully human.
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000438326 650_0 $$aCognitive science.
000438326 650_0 $$aEvolution (Biology)
000438326 650_0 $$aHuman evolution.
000438326 650_0 $$aSocial psychology.
000438326 650_0 $$aSex.
000438326 650_0 $$aAggressiveness.
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000438326 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aKentick, Douglas T.$$tSex, murder, and the meaning f life.$$dNew York : Basic Books, 2011$$z9780465020447$$w(DLC) 2010040963$$w(OCoLC)657595617
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