Games, Sex and Evolution
Author | : John Maynard Smith |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Maynard Smith |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Maynard Smith |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1982-10-21 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521288842 |
This 1982 book is an account of an alternative way of thinking about evolution and the theory of games.
Author | : Peter B. Gray |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0674074394 |
Few things come more naturally to us than sex—or so it would seem. Yet to a chimpanzee, the sexual practices and customs we take for granted would appear odd indeed. He or she might wonder why we bother with inconveniences like clothes, why we prefer to make love on a bed, and why we fuss so needlessly over privacy. Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior invites us into the thought-experiment of imagining human sex from the vantage point of our primate cousins, in order to underscore the role of evolution in shaping all that happens, biologically and behaviorally, when romantic passions are aroused. Peter Gray and Justin Garcia provide an interdisciplinary synthesis that draws on the latest discoveries in evolutionary theory, genetics, neuroscience, comparative primate research, and cross-cultural sexuality studies. They are our guides through an exploration of the patterns and variations that exist in human sexuality, in chapters covering topics ranging from the evolution of sex differences and reproductive physiology to the origins of sexual play, monogamous unions, and the facts and fictions surrounding orgasm. Intended for generally curious readers of all stripes, this up-to-date, one-volume survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior explains why sexuality has remained a core fascination of human beings throughout time and across cultures.
Author | : Martin Daly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : |
This text provides an elementary level discussion of recent theory relating to the evolutionary and adaptive aspects of reproductive behaviour. The relation between ultimate and proximate levels of explanation is the major theme of the book. Two new chapters in this edition incorporate findings from recent research and there is also new material on humans, physiology, and development. Sex and reproductive behaviour are examined from an evolutionary comparative perspective and numerous empirical studies and examples are cited.
Author | : Karl Sigmund |
Publisher | : Penguin Mass Market |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1995-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780140242096 |
This book takes us on a tour through the games and computer simulations that are helping us to understand ecology, evolution and behaviour.
Author | : Donald Symons |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1979-08-30 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0199878471 |
Anthropology, Sexual Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Gender and Cultural Studies
Author | : Rob Brooks |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1611682371 |
Explains how evolution and genetics affect how we experience modern life.
Author | : Johannes Breuer |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2018-10-09 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1351663569 |
Evolutionary Psychology and Digital Games: Digital Hunter-Gatherers is the first edited volume that systematically applies evolutionary psychology to the study of the use and effects of digital games. The book is divided into four parts: Theories and Methods Emotion and Morality Social Interaction Learning and Motivation These topics reflect the main areas of digital games research as well as some of the basic categories of psychological research. The book is meant as a resource for researchers and graduate students in psychology, anthropology, media studies and communication as well as video game designers who are interested in learning more about the evolutionary roots of player behaviors and experiences.
Author | : Cailin O'Connor |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Equality |
ISBN | : 0198789971 |
In almost every human society some people get more and others get less. Why is inequity the rule in these societies? In The Origins of Unfairness, philosopher Cailin O'Connor firstly considers how groups are divided into social categories, like gender, race, and religion, to address this question. She uses the formal frameworks of game theory and evolutionary game theory to explore the cultural evolution of the conventions which piggyback on these seemingly irrelevant social categories. These frameworks elucidate a variety of topics from the innateness of gender differences, to collaboration in academia, to household bargaining, to minority disadvantage, to homophily. They help to show how inequity can emerge from simple processes of cultural change in groups with gender and racial categories, and under a wide array of situations. The process of learning conventions of coordination and resource division is such that some groups will tend to get more and others less. O'Connor offers solutions to such problems of coordination and resource division and also shows why we need to think of inequity as part of an ever evolving process. Surprisingly minimal conditions are needed to robustly produce phenomena related to inequity and, once inequity emerges in these models, it takes very little for it to persist indefinitely. Thus, those concerned with social justice must remain vigilant against the dynamic forces that push towards inequity.
Author | : Geoffrey Miller |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2011-12-21 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0307813746 |
At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, a book that offers the most convincing—and radical—explanation for how and why the human mind evolved. Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these are the traits that make us human. Scientists have traditionally explained these qualities as merely a side effect of surplus brain size, but Miller argues that they were sexual attractors, not side effects. He bases his argument on Darwin’ s theory of sexual selection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin’ s theory of natural selection, and draws on ideas and research from a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, history, and pop culture. Witty, powerfully argued, and continually thought-provoking, The Mating Mind is a landmark in our understanding of our own species.