13 Best Evolutionary Psychology Books
We analyzed 4+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 13 best evolutionary psychology books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.
Goal: Find the best Evolutionary Psychology books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best evolutionary psychology books" and study the top 4+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
13 Best Evolutionary Psychology Books
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The Selfish Gene
Also recommended by:
Charlie Munger, Matt Ridley, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Nick Szabo, Phil Libin, Mr. Money Mustache, Bob Metcalfe, David Deutsch, Tai Lopez, Elon Musk, Mark Manson
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Also recommended by:
The Moral Animal
Why We Are, the Way We Are
Also recommended by:
Evolutionary Psychology
The New Science of the Mind
The Evolution of Desire
Strategies of Human Mating
The Mating Mind
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
Behave
The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Also recommended by:
Sam Harris, Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla, Bryan Johnson, Keith Rabois, Michael Mauboussin
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Also recommended by:
The Origins of Virtue
Human Instincts and The Evolution of Cooperation
Also recommended by:
The Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
Also recommended by:
How the Mind Works
The Adapted Mind
Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire
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