This collection of essays looks at sexuality and reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. Covering experimental discoveries as well as theoretical investigations, the volume explores the relationship between evolution and other areas of human behaviour.
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'This book addresses an exciting topic and includes sections on some of the most relevant and interesting issues in relation to sexuality and reproduction from an evolutionary point of view. The variety of perspectives allows readers to appreciate the complexity of the topics under discussion.' Inmaculada de Melo-Martin, Weill Cornell Medical College - Cornell University
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List of Figures and Tables |
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| Introduction |
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Part I Reproduction, Mortality and Evolution |
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1 From Birth to Death: The Evolution of Life Histories in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) -- David N. Reznick |
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2 If we have Sex, do we have to Die? -- Ronald de Sousa |
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33 | (16) |
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Part II Reproduction without Sex? |
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3 The Genomic Consequences of Asexual Reproduction -- Ken Kraaijeveld and Jens Bast |
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49 | (12) |
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4 Evolution and Illusion -- Jagdish Hattiangadi |
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61 | (16) |
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Part III Sex without Reproduction? |
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5 Evolutionary Theory, Constructivism and Male Homosexuality -- Pieter R. Adriaens, Andreas De Block and Lesley Newson |
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77 | (18) |
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6 Darwinism and Homosexuality -- Gonzalo Munevar |
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95 | (14) |
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7 The Evolution of Female Orgasm: New Evidence and Response to Feminist Critiques -- Elisabeth A. Lloyd |
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109 | (18) |
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Part IV Sexual Selection and Morality |
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8 Altruism and Sexual Selection -- Lucrecia Burges, Camilo J. Cela Conde and Marcos Nadal |
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127 | (14) |
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9 The Role of Sex and Reproduction in the Evolution of Morality and Law -- Julia Sandra Bernal |
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141 | (12) |
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Part V Sex, Reproduction and Evolutionary Psychology |
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10 Symmetry and Evolution: A Genomic Antagonism Approach -- William M. Brown |
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153 | (12) |
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11 Beauty, Bacteria and the Faustian Bargain -- Victor S. Johnston |
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165 | (8) |
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Part VI Eugenics from Natural to Social Selection |
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12 Darwin's Care for Humanity -- Eve-Marie Engels |
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173 | (22) |
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13 Reproduction and Social Selection: The Eugenics Maelstrom of Science, Intelligentsia and Reformers -- Filomena de Sousa |
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195 | (20) |
| Notes |
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| Index |
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Filomena de Sousa is Research Associate in the Centre for Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. She received her PhD in philosophy from Université du Québec à Montréal followed by FCT postdoctoral and research fellowships at ISEG- Technical University of Lisbon, and is Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge. Her research includes evolutionary and cognitive concepts in social sciences and economics, ethical implications of biological and social engineering in human reproduction, eugenics, as well as topics in history and philosophy of science and method in social sciences and economics as reflected in publications and lectures listed on http://cfcul.fc.ul.pt/equipa/3_cfcul_elegiveis/filomena_sousa/filomenasousa.h tm., Gonzalo Munévar is Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lawrence Technological University. He received his PhD in Philosophy of Science at UC Berkeley under the supervision of Paul Feyerabend. As a visitor he has done research or taught at many universities around the world, including Stanford, the University of Washington, Irvine, Barcelona, Edinburgh, Newcastle (Australia) and Kobe Shodai (Japan). He is presently engaged in experimental and theoretical research in cognitive neuroscience. Other interests include evolution, space exploration, philosophy of science and writing fiction. He has published many books, including Radical Knowledge (1981); Evolution and the Naked Truth (1998); The Worst Enemy of Science? (ed. with J. Preston and D. Lamb, 2000); and the novel The Master of Fate (2000). A list of publications is available at http://www.ltu.edu/arts_sciences/humanities_ss_comm/Dr_Gonzalo_Munevar.asp.
