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People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life....I think that what we're really seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our innermost being and reality, so that we can actually feel the rapture of being alive. Joseph Campbell
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Book review of Spent. Read it and vote on Amazon.
Spent is a fun read, if a bit repetitive. The author is an evolutionary psychologist with a great sense of humor who accesses considerable research in the writing of this book. The chapter headings are even entertaining:1. Darwin Goes to the Mall 2. The Genius of Marketing 3. Why Marketing is Central to Culture 4. This Is Your Brain on Money 5. The Fundamental Consumerist Delusion 6. Flaunting Fitness 7. Conspicuous Waste, Precision and Reputation 8. Self-Branding Bodies, Self-Marketing Minds 9. The Central Six 10. Traits That Consumers Flaunt and Marketers Ignore 11. General Intelligence 12. Openness 13. Conscientiousness 14. Agreeableness 15. The Centrifugal Soul 16. The Will to Display 17. Legalizing Freedom Exercises for the Reader Further Reading and View I enjoyed the theory in the book of the six central traits the consumers flaunt, the traits that influence what and how we buy. The second half of the book explores these traits in great depth. The author compares his system to many other personality tests. I found the first part of the book insightful and entertaining. There is a great deal of rich information about the evolution of human personality and desire. We are still connected to that past in which having a good mate is important. Our brains developed as we walked across savannahs, searching for food and trying to attract a mate. Our brains still respond to this need to collect and have as a sign of our desirability.
Spent is a fun read, if a bit repetitive. The author is an evolutionary psychologist with a great sense of humor who accesses considerable research in the writing of this book. The chapter headings are even entertaining:1. Darwin Goes to the Mall 2. The Genius of Marketing 3. Why Marketing is Central to Culture 4. This Is Your Brain on Money 5. The Fundamental Consumerist Delusion 6. Flaunting Fitness 7. Conspicuous Waste, Precision and Reputation 8. Self-Branding Bodies, Self-Marketing Minds 9. The Central Six 10. Traits That Consumers Flaunt and Marketers Ignore 11. General Intelligence 12. Openness 13. Conscientiousness 14. Agreeableness 15. The Centrifugal Soul 16. The Will to Display 17. Legalizing Freedom Exercises for the Reader Further Reading and View I enjoyed the theory in the book of the six central traits the consumers flaunt, the traits that influence what and how we buy. The second half of the book explores these traits in great depth. The author compares his system to many other personality tests. I found the first part of the book insightful and entertaining. There is a great deal of rich information about the evolution of human personality and desire. We are still connected to that past in which having a good mate is important. Our brains developed as we walked across savannahs, searching for food and trying to attract a mate. Our brains still respond to this need to collect and have as a sign of our desirability.
Book review of Evolution is True
Read it on amazon.com
I do have a bias. I have an MA in geology and believe that evolution is true. However, if I doubted before I read this book, I would have to become a believer in the science of evolution. This book does an amazing job at explicating the processes of evolution, as well as the drivers. There are numerous examples from the way ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, to vestigial atavistic features (such as human tails and appendices and dolphin legs) the fossil record and developmental oddities. The author discusses bad design in some animals, and how this could only be due to evolution. Drivers include sexual practices and mating rituals, biogeography, speciation, selection and accidental changes.
This is an easy read with a great deal of solid research behind it. The research is presented in a way that anyone can understand. There are arguments that directly refute intelligent design and address the moral and ethical concerns around evolution. Dr Coyne takes the time to point out the flaws in the ID argument, which is another form of creationism. However, he remains focused on evolution rather than digressing into argument. The author also has a good sense of humor and is clearly an expert in his field.
The book is sprinkled with quotes by Darwin and other scientists. My favorite by Darwin is:
“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
This book will adds a great deal to the general store of knowledge.
Read it on amazon.com
I do have a bias. I have an MA in geology and believe that evolution is true. However, if I doubted before I read this book, I would have to become a believer in the science of evolution. This book does an amazing job at explicating the processes of evolution, as well as the drivers. There are numerous examples from the way ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, to vestigial atavistic features (such as human tails and appendices and dolphin legs) the fossil record and developmental oddities. The author discusses bad design in some animals, and how this could only be due to evolution. Drivers include sexual practices and mating rituals, biogeography, speciation, selection and accidental changes.
This is an easy read with a great deal of solid research behind it. The research is presented in a way that anyone can understand. There are arguments that directly refute intelligent design and address the moral and ethical concerns around evolution. Dr Coyne takes the time to point out the flaws in the ID argument, which is another form of creationism. However, he remains focused on evolution rather than digressing into argument. The author also has a good sense of humor and is clearly an expert in his field.
The book is sprinkled with quotes by Darwin and other scientists. My favorite by Darwin is:
“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
This book will adds a great deal to the general store of knowledge.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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