Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene
Why do people have sex? Is it solely for the purpose of passing on genetic information, or are there other reasons? A candid, no-punches-pulled interpreter of the core ideas of evolutionary biology (Science News), author Niles Eldredge unravels the origins of our coital instincts. Whereas other scientists dismiss human sexuality as a helpless response to the same deep-set biological imperatives that govern the behavior of lesser animals, Eldredge points to various examples of customs, taboos, laws, and other cultural forces that run counter to our most primal desires. Directly assaulting the reductionist selfish gene theory, whereby sex is re…
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- ISBN: 978-0-393-32695-6
- EAN: 9780393326956
- Produktnummer: 1167165
- Verlag: W W Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.4 cm x D2.2 cm 256 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 256
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Niles Eldredge is a paleontologist and a curator at the American Museum of Natural History and the author of many books on evolutionary theory.
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