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245 10 a| Sex, murder, and the meaning of life :b| a psychologist investigates how evolution, cognition, and complexity are revolutionizing our view of human nature /c| Douglas T. Kenrick.;

300 a| xiii, 238 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: 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?;

520 a| The founder of social evolutionary psychology argues that many apparently ingrained human behaviors--including prejudice, over-consumption, and religious devotion--are actually easier to explain and avoid than one would imagine.;

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650 0 a| Human evolution.=| ^A7628;

650 0 a| Social psychology.=| ^A7266;

650 0 a| Sex.=| ^A304;

650 0 a| Aggressiveness.=| ^A2937;

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Sex, murder, and the meaning of life : a psychologist investigates how evolution, cognition, and complexity are revolutionizing our view of human nature / Douglas T. Kenrick.

Author/creator	Kenrick, Douglas T.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Basic Books, ©2011.
Description	xiii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Cognitive science. Evolution (Biology) Human evolution. Social psychology. Sex. Aggressiveness. Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms. Psychology, Social. Sex. Homicide. Sociobiology. Biological Evolution. Aggression--psychology. Religion.

Contents	Introduction: 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?
Abstract	The founder of social evolutionary psychology argues that many apparently ingrained human behaviors--including prejudice, over-consumption, and religious devotion--are actually easier to explain and avoid than one would imagine.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010040963
ISBN	9780465020447 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0465020445 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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