Jared Diamond

Why is Sex Fun?: the evolution of human sexuality

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«Why is Sex Fun? is the best book on the subject I’ve read. This lively exploration of our sexual heritage offers fascinating reading for anyone curious about why lovers do what they do.» — Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses «I am so jealous of Jared Diamond, for he writes with such an elegant simplicity! Here, he takes a loot at the endlessly fascinating topic of human sexuality His convincing arguments should persuade xm that there are very special reasons why we evolved to use sex for recreation as well as for procreatim whereas most other mammals are denied that pleasure…. It is a great little book, by one of the worlds foremost biological philosophers.» — Roger Shohl, Professor of Physiology Monash University Australia «Once again Jared Diamond provides us with answers to questions we may never have stopped to ask, but wish we had. In this long essay Diamond explains that recreational sex, while not unique to humans, is a rare behavior in the animal world. Above all, we learn, sexual activity divorced fron procreation is not only part of what it is to be human, but the very crux of our evolutionary success.» — Bettyaxn Kevles, author of Naked to the Bonn Medical Imaging in the Twentieth Century
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  • •》°Crazy Cat Lady°《•has quoted3 years ago
    confines itself to the insights that we can gain into our sexuality merely by broadening our perspective to encompass other animal species.
  • •》°Crazy Cat Lady°《•has quoted3 years ago
    I'll ignore that broader perspective because I haven't yet worked through my own zoo-centrism.
  • •》°Crazy Cat Lady°《•has quoted3 years ago
    conform to our own standards.

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