PHIL 2420 Lecture Notes - Pair Bond, Begging The Question, Marvin Harris
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Some species that the male and female look so different they could belong to different. Darwin though natural selection could not explain it if they live in the same habitat. His friends who accepted natural selection did not accept this. Male lion mane is for intimidation (size and colour correspond to testosterone level) Male lion brains have evolved to subconsciously process this. Then uses the work of robert trivers. Focused on asymmetries, following three are different in men and women. Will result in innate differences in humans. For a female nine months of pregnancy physical handicap. Female has a maximum number of offspring 15. Males, given the possibility, could have thousands. Then takes all of this and asks what should we expect when studying humans. A lot of the support came from studying students. Aware of focusing on one demographic in one culture. Distinction between short term and long term mating.
