The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robert Wright
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York Vintage Books 1994
Subjects:
Sociobiology. Genetic psychology. Human behavior.
Table of Contents:
  • Darwin comes of age
  • Male and female
  • Men and women
  • The marriage market
  • Darwin's marriage
  • The Darwin plan for marital bliss
  • Families
  • Darwin and the savages
  • Friends
  • Darwin's conscience
  • Darwin's delay
  • Social status
  • Deception and self-deception
  • Darwin's triumph
  • Darwinian (and Freudian) cynicism
  • Evolution ethics
  • Blaming the victim
  • Darwin gets religion.

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