David P. Barash Volgorde van de boeken

Threats is a comprehensive and scientifically accurate exploration into threats at every level, from animalistic competition to social manipulation and political strife.

Human beings are important, especially to themselves! But as science advances, it has become increasingly clear that we are less special and more natural than many people have long believed. This book shows how, as we finally look at ourselves honestly and accurately, we can identify ourselves as wonderfully natural, inseparable from the universe and other living things--

"'Buddhist Biology' is a work of unique intellectual synthesis that sheds astonishing light on biology as well as on Buddhism, highlighting the remarkable ways these two perspectives come together, like powerful searchlights that offer complementary and stunning perspectives on the world and our place in it."-- provided by publisher

For all that science knows about the living world, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Homo Mysterious examines a number of these mysteries, exploring things that we don't yet know about ourselves, laying out the best current hypotheses, and pointing toward insights that scientists are just beginning to glimpse.

The authors demonstrate the pleasure of using evolutionary theory to help make sense of some puzzling aspects of the anatomy, physiology, and behaviour of women.

Ja, wie sind denn die Frauen zu ihren Kurven gekommen? Warum haben sie Brüste, während andere Säugetiere nur dann Brustgewebe ausbilden, wenn sie Milch geben, und warum menstruieren Frauen, während fast alle anderen Geschöpfe darauf verzichten? Welche Gründe gibt es für den weiblichen Orgasmus? Wieso wissen Frauen nicht, wann ihr Eisprung stattfindet und ihre fruchtbarsten Tage anbrechen, und wieso kommen wir als einzige Tiere in die Wechseljahre? David P. Barash und Judith Eve Lipton, Coautoren viel gelobter Bücher über die menschliche Sexualität und Geschlechtlichkeit, stellen jene Theorien vor, die Wissenschaftler zur Erklärung dieser evolutionären Rätsel entwickelt haben und die von Kritikern gerne als „Just-so Stories" diskreditiert werden. Dazu präsentieren sie ihre eigenen Hypothesen. Während einige der wissenschaftlichen Theorien auf soliden empirischen Daten beruhen, sind andere reine Spekulationen. Barash und Lipton arbeiten heraus, was heute feststeht und was vorerst ungewiss bleibt. In ihre unterhaltsame Analyse flechten sie ihren biologischen und psychologischen Sachverstand sowie ihr fundiertes Wissen auf den Gebieten der Verhaltensbiologie, der Anthropologie und der menschlichen Sexualität ein. Die Leser werden ermuntert, die Indizien selbst unter die Lupe zu nehmen und eigene Schlüsse zu ziehen. Barash und Lipton schreiben evolutionäre Spannungsliteratur, die uns zu wahren Wissenschaftsdetektiven macht.

Exploring the tension between evolutionary instincts and cultural expectations, this book delves into the conflicts that arise when these forces collide. It examines the implications of this clash on human behavior and society, offering insights into how we can navigate these challenges. Through a blend of scientific research and cultural analysis, the author provides strategies for reconciling our innate drives with the demands of modern life.

Applying new research to sex in the animal world, esteemed scientists David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton dispel the notion that monogamy comes naturally. In fact, as The Myth of Monogamy reveals, biologists have discovered that for nearly every species, cheating is the rule -- for both sexes.Reviewing findings from the same DNA fingerprinting science employed in the courtroom, Barash and Lipton take readers from chickadee nests to chimpanzee packs to explain why animals cheat. (Some prostitute themselves for food or protection, while others strive to couple with genetically superior or multiple mates.) The Myth of Monogamy then illuminates the implications of these dramatic new findings for humans, in our relationships, as parents, and more.The Myth of Monogamy at last brings scientific insight into this emotionally charged aspect of the ultimate dating and marriage quandary.

And notorious strategies arising from the Game of Chicken, tit-for-tat, and follow the leader turn up in examples as disparate as World War II's submarine war and the mating antics of the yellow dung fly."--BOOK JACKET.