Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare - How Evolution Shapes Our Loves and Fears

Informationen zum Autor Gordon H. Orians lives in Seattle! where he is professor emeritus of biology at the University of Washington. He is the author or editor of several books! including! most recently! Red-Winged Blackbirds: Decision-Making and Reproductive Success and Life: The Science of Biology. Klappentext Explores the role of evolution in human responses to the environment! beginning with why we have emotions and ending with evolutionary approaches to aesthetics. The author reveals how our emotional lives today are shaped by decisions our ancestors made centuries ago on African savannas as they selected places to live. Zusammenfassung Explores the role of evolution in human responses to the environment! beginning with why we have emotions and ending with evolutionary approaches to aesthetics. The author reveals how our emotional lives today are shaped by decisions our ancestors made centuries ago on African savannas as they selected places to live.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gordon Orians, Gordon H. Orians
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.04.2015
• EAN: 9780226271828
• ISBN: 978-0-226-27182-8
• Pagine: 232
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Animal behaviour, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Ethology and animal behaviour