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13 Best Evolutionary Psychology Books

Goal: Find the best Evolutionary Psychology books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best evolutionary psychology books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best Evolutionary Psychology Books

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The Blank Slate

The Modern Denial of Human Nature

by Steven Pinker

Also recommended by:

Tom Bilyeu, Nassim Taleb, Mark Manson

3

The Moral Animal

Why We Are, the Way We Are

by Robert Wright

Also recommended by:

Ryan Holiday, Tom Bilyeu

4

Evolutionary Psychology

The New Science of the Mind

by David M Buss

5

The Evolution of Desire

Strategies of Human Mating

by David M Buss

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The Mating Mind

How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature

by Geoffrey F. Miller

7

Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M. Sapolsky

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The Red Queen

Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

by Matt Ridley

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The Origins of Virtue

Human Instincts and The Evolution of Cooperation

by Matt Ridley

Also recommended by:

Naval Ravikant, Nick Szabo

10

The Language Instinct

How the Mind Creates Language

by Steven Pinker

Also recommended by:

Charlie Munger

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How the Mind Works

by Steven Pinker

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The Adapted Mind

Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture

by Jerome H. Barkow

13

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters

From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire

by Alan S. Miller

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