{"product_id":"the-ant-and-the-peacock-altruism-and-sexual-selection-from-darwin-to-today-paperback-9780521457651","title":"The Ant and the Peacock; Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today (Paperback) 9780521457651","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ant and the Peacock\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAltruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn enthralling account of the arguments about altruism and sexual selection raging since Darwin's day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelena Cronin (Author), John Maynard Smith (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521457651, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 September 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e508 pages, 12 b\/w illus.  2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The finest study of the evolution of Darwinian thought that we have to date … Cronin's special understanding of the sexual force in evolution's drive adds a most important dynamic to this work.' The New England Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a success story. It explains two long-running puzzles of the theory of natural selection. How can natural selection favour those, like the ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favour of the public-spirited ways of the commune? How can it explain the peacock's tail, flamboyant and a burden to its bearer; surely selection would act against useless ornamentation? Helena Cronin's enthralling account blends history, science and philosophy in a gripping tale that is scholarly, entertaining and eminently readable. The hardback edition was selected by Nature as one of the best scientific books in 1992. Also the New York Times chose it as one of their best books of 1992. The author divides her time between the Philosophy Department at the London School of Economics and the Zoology Department at Oxford.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Darwinism, Its Rivals and Its Renegades: 1. Walking archives\u003cbr\u003e 2. A world without Darwin\u003cbr\u003e 3. Darwinism old and new\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Peacock: 4. The sting in the peacock's tail\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nothing but natural selection?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Can females shape males?\u003cbr\u003e 7. Do sensible females prefer sexy males?\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Until careful experiments are made …'\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ghosts of Darwinism surpassed\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Ant: 10. Altruism now\u003cbr\u003e 11. Altruism then\u003cbr\u003e 12. The social insects: kind kin\u003cbr\u003e 13. Make dove, not war: conventional forces\u003cbr\u003e 14. Human altruism: a natural kind?\u003cbr\u003e 15. Breeding between the lines\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the letters of Darwin and Wallace\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978342523160,"sku":"9780521457651","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521457651_b51db3b5-8bf1-4133-80b2-a08d47587748.gif?v=1691382354","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ant-and-the-peacock-altruism-and-sexual-selection-from-darwin-to-today-paperback-9780521457651","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}