Martin Daly is professor emeritus of psychology, neuroscience and
behavior at McMaster University. He has been elected a Fellow of
the Royal Society of Canada and has received a Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Human Behavior & Evolution Society.
Margo Wilson (1942-2009) was professor of psychology at McMaster
University. She was former editor-in-chief of Evolution and Human
Behavior and former president of the Human Behavior and Evolution
Society.
-The fascination of the subject and the felicity of the writing
make this an irresistible book. Without sacrificing scholarship,
Daly and Wilson maintain an outspoken, at times quietly humorous,
often suspenseful, always lucid prose. Their book is a model of
absorbing analysis for the educated layman. . . . many
anthropologists might also find it a vehicle by which to explore
the Darwinian approach to human behavior.- --American Journal of
Physical Anthropology -The authors bring order and clarity to the
welter of information about homicide by means of a bold and
imaginative application of -selection thinking,- an approach they
characterize as -evolutionary psychology- . . . . A brief review
cannot do justice to the range and depth of Daly and Wilson's
accomplishment. This meticulously researched and elegantly written
book is a stunning example of the unique power of selection
thinking to illuminate human affairs.- --Donald Symons, The
Quarterly Review of Biology -Daly and Wilson's latest book is an
attempt to understand the many aspects and varieties of homicide in
terms of an -evolutionary psychological- approach founded on
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. . . . Daly and
Wilson's attempt to explain homicide in these terms has led them to
undertake a wide-ranging and original review of the literature,
combined with many statistical tests of various hypotheses along
the way. Their study is a valuable contribution to the literature,
providing many insights on homicide as well as interesting asides
on sociobiology, sexual jealousy, the Oedipus complex, criminal
responsibility, Geronimo and revenge murders, the decline of kin
right in English law, Middle Easter harems, -May-December-
relationships, -biophobia,- and many other topics.- --Anthony R.
Mawson, Contemporary Sociology -Homicide is must reading for any
anthropologist interested in conflict. . . . Homicide has convinced
me that from a fitness perspective killing is rational, from
infanticide to capital punishment.- --Keith F. Otterbein, American
Anthropologist
"The fascination of the subject and the felicity of the writing
make this an irresistible book. Without sacrificing scholarship,
Daly and Wilson maintain an outspoken, at times quietly humorous,
often suspenseful, always lucid prose. Their book is a model of
absorbing analysis for the educated layman. . . . many
anthropologists might also find it a vehicle by which to explore
the Darwinian approach to human behavior." --American Journal of
Physical Anthropology "The authors bring order and clarity to the
welter of information about homicide by means of a bold and
imaginative application of "selection thinking," an approach they
characterize as "evolutionary psychology" . . . . A brief review
cannot do justice to the range and depth of Daly and Wilson's
accomplishment. This meticulously researched and elegantly written
book is a stunning example of the unique power of selection
thinking to illuminate human affairs." --Donald Symons, The
Quarterly Review of Biology "Daly and Wilson's latest book is an
attempt to understand the many aspects and varieties of homicide in
terms of an "evolutionary psychological" approach founded on
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. . . . Daly and
Wilson's attempt to explain homicide in these terms has led them to
undertake a wide-ranging and original review of the literature,
combined with many statistical tests of various hypotheses along
the way. Their study is a valuable contribution to the literature,
providing many insights on homicide as well as interesting asides
on sociobiology, sexual jealousy, the Oedipus complex, criminal
responsibility, Geronimo and revenge murders, the decline of kin
right in English law, Middle Easter harems, "May-December"
relationships, "biophobia," and many other topics." --Anthony R.
Mawson, Contemporary Sociology "Homicide is must reading for any
anthropologist interested in conflict. . . . Homicide has convinced
me that from a fitness perspective killing is rational, from
infanticide to capital punishment." --Keith F. Otterbein, American
Anthropologist
"The fascination of the subject and the felicity of the writing
make this an irresistible book. Without sacrificing scholarship,
Daly and Wilson maintain an outspoken, at times quietly humorous,
often suspenseful, always lucid prose. Their book is a model of
absorbing analysis for the educated layman. . . . many
anthropologists might also find it a vehicle by which to explore
the Darwinian approach to human behavior." --American Journal of
Physical Anthropology "The authors bring order and clarity to the
welter of information about homicide by means of a bold and
imaginative application of "selection thinking," an approach they
characterize as "evolutionary psychology" . . . . A brief review
cannot do justice to the range and depth of Daly and Wilson's
accomplishment. This meticulously researched and elegantly written
book is a stunning example of the unique power of selection
thinking to illuminate human affairs." --Donald Symons, The
Quarterly Review of Biology "Daly and Wilson's latest book is an
attempt to understand the many aspects and varieties of homicide in
terms of an "evolutionary psychological" approach founded on
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. . . . Daly and
Wilson's attempt to explain homicide in these terms has led them to
undertake a wide-ranging and original review of the literature,
combined with many statistical tests of various hypotheses along
the way. Their study is a valuable contribution to the literature,
providing many insights on homicide as well as interesting asides
on sociobiology, sexual jealousy, the Oedipus complex, criminal
responsibility, Geronimo and revenge murders, the decline of kin
right in English law, Middle Easter harems, "May-December"
relationships, "biophobia," and many other topics." --Anthony R.
Mawson, Contemporary Sociology "Homicide is must reading for any
anthropologist interested in conflict. . . . Homicide has convinced
me that from a fitness perspective killing is rational, from
infanticide to capital punishment." --Keith F. Otterbein, American
Anthropologist
"The fascination of the subject and the felicity of the writing
make this an irresistible book. Without sacrificing scholarship,
Daly and Wilson maintain an outspoken, at times quietly humorous,
often suspenseful, always lucid prose. Their book is a model of
absorbing analysis for the educated laymanmany anthropologists
might also find it a vehicle by which to explore the Darwinian
approach to human behavior."-- "American Journal of Physical
Anthroplogy"
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