The evolution of beauty : how Darwin's forgotten theory of mate choice shapes the natural world-- and us
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
Forks - Nonfiction (Adult)
591.562 PRUM
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591.562 PRUM
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Published
New York : Doubleday, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-404) and index.
Description
What can explain the incredible diversity of beauty in nature? Richard O. Prum, an award-winning ornithologist, discusses Charles Darwin's second and long-neglected theory--aesthetic mate choice--and what it means for our understanding of evolution. In addition, Prum connects those same evolutionary dynamics to the origins and diversity of human sexuality, offering riveting new thinking about the evolution of human beauty and the role of mate choice, thereby transforming our ancestors from typical infanticidal primates into socially intelligent, pair-bonding caregivers. Prum's book is an exhilarating tour de fource that begins in the trees and ends by fundamentally challenging how we understand human evolution and ourselves. --,adapted from book jacket.