The Mating Mind

The Mating Mind
Author	Geoffrey Miller
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	2000

Last updated November 14, 2025

The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature is a 2000 book by the American evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller, in which he argues that the vast majority of human characteristics are fitness indicators or the result of mate choice, including artistic or moral excellence.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Tattersall, Ian (June 11, 2000). "Whatever Turns You On". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature by Geoffrey F. Miller, Author Doubleday Books $27.5 (512p) ISBN 978-0-385-49516-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
↑ Wagner, John D. (2002). "Book review: The Mating Mind" (PDF). Human Nature Review. 2: 110–113. ISSN 1476-1084 . Retrieved March 22, 2022.

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[NYT-1] Tattersall, Ian (June 11, 2000). "Whatever Turns You On". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[PW-2] "Nonfiction Book Review: The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature by Geoffrey F. Miller, Author Doubleday Books $27.5 (512p) ISBN 978-0-385-49516-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[Wagner-3] Wagner, John D. (2002). "Book review: The Mating Mind" (PDF). Human Nature Review. 2: 110–113. ISSN 1476-1084 . Retrieved March 22, 2022.

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