The Ape that Understood the Universe

Informationen zum Autor Steve Stewart-Williams is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. His research and writing revolve around the idea that theories from evolutionary biology can shed light on the human mind and behavior, focusing especially on sex differences and altruism. He also has a long-standing interest in the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory. His first book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life (Cambridge), was published in 2010. Klappentext Uses evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory to explain the mysteries of the human mind to an alien scientist. Zusammenfassung This is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. Looking at our species through the eyes of an alien scientist, the book is framed as an answer to the alien's questions about how our minds and culture evolved. Featuring a new foreword by Michael Shermer. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The alien's challenge; 2. Darwin comes to mind; 3. The SeXX/XY animal; 4. The dating, mating, baby-making animal; 5. The altruistic animal; 6. The cultural animal; Appendix A: how to win an argument with a blank slater; Appendix B: how to win an argument with an anti-memeticist.

Autorentext
Steve Stewart-Williams is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. His research and writing revolve around the idea that theories from evolutionary biology can shed light on the human mind and behavior, focusing especially on sex differences and altruism. He also has a long-standing interest in the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory. His first book, Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life (Cambridge), was published in 2010.

Klappentext

Uses evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory to explain the mysteries of the human mind to an alien scientist.

Zusammenfassung
This is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. Looking at our species through the eyes of an alien scientist, the book is framed as an answer to the alien's questions about how our minds and culture evolved. Featuring a new foreword by Michael Shermer.

Inhalt

1. The alien's challenge; 2. Darwin comes to mind; 3. The SeXX/XY animal; 4. The dating, mating, baby-making animal; 5. The altruistic animal; 6. The cultural animal; Appendix A: how to win an argument with a blank slater; Appendix B: how to win an argument with an anti-memeticist.