Books and Cooks West
August 2001
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
The Moral Animal: Why We are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
by
Robert Wright
Michele's place
Our rating: 3.25 cups of tea!
from Amazon.com
An accessible introduction to the science of evolutionary psychology and how it explains many aspects of human nature. Unlike many books on the topic,which focus on abstractions like kin selection, this book focuses on Darwinian explanations of why we are the way we are--emotionally and morally. Wright deals particularly well with explaining the reasons for the stereotypical dynamics of the three big "S's:" sex, siblings, and society.
