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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
The Red Queen Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Author: Matt Ridley
Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and cultur...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060556570
ISBN-10: 0060556579
Publication Date: 5/1/2003
Pages: 416
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 4
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Marke avatar reviewed The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature on + 19 more book reviews
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Matt Ridley joins the ranks of Dawkins and Dennett with this great book. The most sensible explanation of how homo sapiens ended up with big brains that I have read.
Are his conclusions correct? Who knows, they are probably more correct than those before.

A must read if you have a naturalistic world view and ever wandered how we ended up the way we are.
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