Homo mysterious : evolutionary puzzles of human nature / David P. Barash.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barash, David P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Social evolution.

Evolution (Biology).

Sex (Biology).

Sociobiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 personal aspects 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 hav

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; ONE: In Praise of Mystery: "That's How the Light Gets In"; TWO: Sexual Mysteries I: Menstruation, Concealed Ovulation, and Breasts; THREE: Sexual Mysteries II: Female Orgasm, Menopause, and Men; FOUR: Sexual Mysteries III: Homosexuality; FIVE: Art I: Cheesecake, By-Products, and Groups; SIX: Art II: Play, Practice, and Sex (Again); SEVEN: Religion I: Genes, Memes, Minds, and Motives; EIGHT: Religion II: Social Bonding and Morality; NINE: On the Matter of Mind; TEN: Digging for Treasure; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-991079-0

1-280-59559-0

9786613625427

0-19-987700-9

OCLC:

793511268