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The Generous Man
Author | : Tor Nørretranders |
Publsiher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1560257288 |
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Uses a metaphor of the peacock's plumage to reveal how human existence is actually dependent on a development of its least-efficient qualities, explaining how demonstrating one's nobler traits, most importantly generosity and consideration for others, is a surest way of securing one's sexual attractiveness.
A Generous Man
Author | : Reynolds Price |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:81949669 |
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The Generous Man
Author | : Tor Norretranders |
Publsiher | : Da Capo Lifelong Books |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2006-09-29 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1560259035 |
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When it comes to sex, Darwin didn't go far enough. Whereas his theory of natural selection dictates that species adapt the most efficient and logical traits (a streamlined fin, say, or a long wingspan), Generous Man makes the case that an animal's success, sexually, depends on developing the least efficient traits. Nørretranders uses as the central symbol of his theory the peacock's plumage. It's cumbersome, showy, and inefficient — and therefore terribly attractive to peahens. Put more simply, nothing shows a potential mate just how worthy you are as a partner than your ability to be wasteful and inefficient. It's like a man with money to burn. But money isn't everything: humans really measure their worth by doing something that's difficult. This is a central — though hitherto overlooked — factor in evolution. In order to win a partner to mate with, humans display their best sides. We strive for perfection, prove we are willing to help others, show consideration, and go out of our way. In other words, we are generous. This book shows how our nobler traits derive from our need for sex and are, in fact, the best way to get more of it.
A Generous Man
Author | : Reynolds Price |
Publsiher | : Avon Books |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : UVA:X000004710 |
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Generous Man
Author | : Brenda Jackson,Penguin Books Staff,Ronald L McDonald |
Publsiher | : Signet |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1960-01-01 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0451030729 |
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Hardship and Deliverance in the Islamic Tradition
Author | : Nouha Khalifa |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2010-01-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780857713179 |
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Al-Tanuki was a judge who was born in Basra and lived in Baghdad during the tenth century CE. During his life, he wrote three books which compiled poetry, stories, anecdotes and hadith. In this introduction to al-Tanuki's works and thought, Nouha Khalifa identifies the central theme of hardship and deliverance within wider narratives about love, generosity and the journey. Al-Tanuki was principally concerned with how humankind can alleviate hardship and suffering in life and achieve deliverance. His unshakable conviction in the necessity of deliverance was rooted in his Mu'tazilite doctrine, an early school of Sunni Islamic theology which sought to ground Islamic tenets in reason, and which drew upon different aspects of early Islamic philosophy, Greek philosophy and Hellenistic philosophy. This is a fascinating commentary on medieval Middle Eastern culture, history, philosophy and religious thought.
Revaluing Ethics
Author | : Thomas W. Smith |
Publsiher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2001-11-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0791451410 |
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Challenges influential interpretations of Aristotelian ethical and political philosophy.
The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage
Author | : Jan van Ruysbroeck |
Publsiher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9783849674113 |
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The Blessed Jan van Ruysbroeck was one of the Flemish mystics. This edition contains his most important writings: The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage The Sparking Stone The Book of the Supreme Truth