The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature is a popular science book by Matt Ridley exploring the evolutionary psychology of sexual selection. The Red Queen was one of seven books shortlisted for the 1994 Rhône-Poulenc Prize (now known as the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books), that was eventually won by Steve Jones' The Language of the Genes.[1] The title is in reference to the Red Queen hypothesis in evolutionary biology.
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Author | Matt Ridley |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Viking Books (UK) Harper Perennial (US) |
Publication date | 1993 |
Media type | |
Pages | 405 |
ISBN | 978-0060556570 |
OCLC | 59899749 |
Preceded by | Warts and All |
Followed by | Down to Earth |
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Ridley argues that few, if any, aspects of human nature can be understood apart from sex, since human nature is a product of evolution, driven by sexual reproduction in the case of sexual selection in human evolution.