Evolutionary Biology: Unraveling Human Nature

For as long as humans can remember, religion was the only thing that answered questions about the species Homo sapiens. The questions were never answered due to such a loyal following of the religious beliefs. Human nature was thought to be highly malleable and the culture that surrounded humans was the biggest determinant of an individual’s life values, desires, and also their personality. Evolution would answer our questions of what is the meaning of life, who are we as a whole, or who are we as an individuals.

Then out of the blue, Charles Darwin, a naturalist began to question the traditional conservative views by publishing The Origin of Species. Evolutionary biology can us an understanding of human nature and how it impacts throughout our daily lives. It could help us reach our goals, choose a

It also gave us an understanding that human nature is shared across all cultures through specific genetic causes including interest to gossip, status-seeking, and guilt. The Moral Animal by Robert Wright will examine the father of evolution, Charles Darwin, and will illustrative the power of evolutionary biology. Robert Wright takes an interesting route in the book by highlighting Darwin’s ideas on the topics of sex, love, social relations, and morality. He then goes on into current research about these specific topics.

Who chooses the mate in the species Homo sapiens? Does the male chase and the female choose as Darwin observed in other species? Darwin saw that female choosiness leads to sexual selection, where the traits are not related to survival. Two categories of sexual selection persist of intra-male competition and female choice. The intra-male competition is when males evolve to be bigger and