Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life: A Psychologist Investigates How Evolution, Cognition, and Complexity are Revolutionizing Our View of Human Nature
Autor Douglas T. Kenricken Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 ian 2013 – vârsta de la 13 ani
“Kenrick
writes
like
a
dream.”—Robert
Sapolsky,
Professor
of
Biology
and
Neurology,
Stanford
University;
author
ofA
Primate’s
MemoirandWhy
Zebras
Don’t
Get
Ulcers
What
do
sex
and
murder
have
to
do
with
the
meaning
of
life?
Everything.
InSex,
Murder,
and
the
Meaning
of
Life,
social
psychologist
Douglas
Kenrick
exposes
the
selfish
animalistic
underside
of
human
nature,
and
shows
how
it
is
intimately
connected
to
our
greatest
and
most
selfless
achievements.
Masterfully
integrating
cognitive
science,
evolutionary
psychology,
and
complexity
theory,
this
intriguing
book
paints
a
comprehensive
picture
of
the
principles
that
govern
our
lives.
As
Kenrick
divulges,
beneath
our
civilized
veneer,
human
beings
are
a
lot
like
howling
hyenas
and
barking
baboons,
with
heads
full
of
homicidal
tendencies
and
sexual
fantasies.
But,
in
his
view,
many
ingrained,
apparently
irrational
behaviors—such
as
inclinations
to
one-night
stands,
racial
prejudices,
and
conspicuous
consumption—ultimately
manifest
what
he
calls
“Deep
Rationality.”Although our heads are full of simple selfish biases that evolved to help our ancestors survive, modern human beings are anything but simple and selfish cavemen. Kenrick argues that simple and selfish mental mechanisms we inherited from our ancestors ultimately give rise to the multifaceted social lives that we humans lead today, and to the most positive features of humanity, including generosity, artistic creativity, love, and familial bonds. And out of those simple mechanisms emerge all the complexities of society, including international conflicts and global economic markets. By exploring the nuance of social psychology and the surprising results of his own research, Kenrick offers a detailed picture of what makes us caring, creative, and complex—that is, fully human.
Illuminated with stories from Kenrick’s own colorful experiences -- from his criminally inclined shantytown Irish relatives, his own multiple high school expulsions, broken marriages, and homicidal fantasies, to his eventual success as an evolutionary psychologist and loving father of two boys separated by 26 years -- this book is an exploration of our mental biases and failures, and our mind’s great successes. Idiosyncratic, controversial, and fascinating,Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Lifeuncovers the pitfalls and promise of our biological inheritance.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465032341
ISBN-10: 0465032346
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, figures
Dimensiuni: 159 x 235 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition.
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 0465032346
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations, figures
Dimensiuni: 159 x 235 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition.
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Recenzii
Sonja
Lyubomirsky,
Professor
of
Psychology
at
the
University
of
California,
Riverside;
Author
of The
How
of
Happiness
“Douglas Kenrick is a brilliant thinker, gripping speaker, and a writer whose style is so engaging, probing, and full of irreverence and wit that is unmatched by anyone I know in academia. On top of his profound mastery of the study of evolution and behavior, he has a fascinating and quirky life story that adds color and richness to his academic expertise. He is also that rare individual with whom you'd be equally likely to want to have a drink and/or seek out to obtain keen insights into human motivation and behavior (and ideally both at the same time).”
Noah Goldstein, UCLA Anderson School of Management; Author of New York Times best-selling Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
“One of the Founding Fathers of modern evolutionary psychology, Doug Kenrick is also regarded as one of the most brilliant, creative, and accessible scholars in all of the social sciences. But a conventional scholar he is not: One part academic, one part comedian, and one part street fighter from Queens, Kenrick has ruffled a few feathers in his time. His crisp and witty writing, and his willingness to put scientific correctness before political correctness, will make readers think, laugh, and blush all at the same time.”
“Douglas Kenrick is a brilliant thinker, gripping speaker, and a writer whose style is so engaging, probing, and full of irreverence and wit that is unmatched by anyone I know in academia. On top of his profound mastery of the study of evolution and behavior, he has a fascinating and quirky life story that adds color and richness to his academic expertise. He is also that rare individual with whom you'd be equally likely to want to have a drink and/or seek out to obtain keen insights into human motivation and behavior (and ideally both at the same time).”
Noah Goldstein, UCLA Anderson School of Management; Author of New York Times best-selling Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
“One of the Founding Fathers of modern evolutionary psychology, Doug Kenrick is also regarded as one of the most brilliant, creative, and accessible scholars in all of the social sciences. But a conventional scholar he is not: One part academic, one part comedian, and one part street fighter from Queens, Kenrick has ruffled a few feathers in his time. His crisp and witty writing, and his willingness to put scientific correctness before political correctness, will make readers think, laugh, and blush all at the same time.”
Descriere
“Kenrick writes like a dream.”—Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Biology and Neurology, Stanford University; author of A Primate’s Memoir and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
What do sex and murder have to do with the meaning of life? Everything.
In Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life, social psychologist Douglas Kenrick exposes the selfish animalistic underside of human nature, and shows how it is intimately connected to our greatest and most selfless achievements. Masterfully integrating cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and complexity theory, this intriguing book paints a comprehensive picture of the principles that govern our lives. As Kenrick divulges, beneath our civilized veneer, human beings are a lot like howling hyenas and barking baboons, with heads full of homicidal tendencies and sexual fantasies. But, in his view, many ingrained, apparently irrational behaviors—such as inclinations to one-night stands, racial prejudices, and conspicuous consumption—ultimately manifest what he calls “Deep Rationality.”Although our heads are full of simple selfish biases that evolved to help our ancestors survive, modern human beings are anything but simple and selfish cavemen. Kenrick argues that simple and selfish mental mechanisms we inherited from our ancestors ultimately give rise to the multifaceted social lives that we humans lead today, and to the most positive features of humanity, including generosity, artistic creativity, love, and familial bonds. And out of those simple mechanisms emerge all the complexities of society, including international conflicts and global economic markets. By exploring the nuance of social psychology and the surprising results of his own research, Kenrick offers a detailed picture of what makes us caring, creative, and complex—that is, fully human.
Illuminated with stories from Kenrick’s own colorful experiences -- from his criminally inclined shantytown Irish relatives, his own multiple high school expulsions, broken marriages, and homicidal fantasies, to his eventual success as an evolutionary psychologist and loving father of two boys separated by 26 years -- this book is an exploration of our mental biases and failures, and our mind’s great successes. Idiosyncratic, controversial, and fascinating, Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life uncovers the pitfalls and promise of our biological inheritance.