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In The Moral Animal, Robert Wright laments, "A basic underlying dynamic between men and women is mutual exploitation. They seem, at times, designed to make each other miserable."
Don't believe it. We aren't designed to make each other miserable. This view holds evolution responsible for the mismatch between our evolved predispositions and the post-agricultural socioeconomic world we find ourselves in. The assertion that human beings are naturally monogamous is not just a lie; it's a lie most We
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― Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
― Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
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In its various forms, so far as we know them, Love seems always to have a deep significance and a most practical importance to us little mortals. In one form, as the mere semi-conscious Sex-love, which runs through creation and is common to the lowest animals and plants, it appears as a kind of organic basis for the unity of all creatures; in another, as the love of the mother for her offspring—which may also be termed a passion—it seems to pledge itself to the care and guardianship of the futur
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― The Intermediate Sex: A Study Of Some Transitional Types Of Men And Women
― The Intermediate Sex: A Study Of Some Transitional Types Of Men And Women
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