Geoffrey Miller Quote
Scientific theories never dictate human values, but they can often cast new light on ethical issues. From a sexual selection viewpoint, moral philosophy and political theory have mostly been attempts to shift male human sexual competitiveness from physical violence to the peaceful accumulation of wealth and status. The rights to life, liberty, and property are cultural inventions that function, in part, to keep males from killing and stealing from one another while they compete to attract sexual partners.
Geoffrey Miller
Scientific theories never dictate human values, but they can often cast new light on ethical issues. From a sexual selection viewpoint, moral philosophy and political theory have mostly been attempts to shift male human sexual competitiveness from physical violence to the peaceful accumulation of wealth and status. The rights to life, liberty, and property are cultural inventions that function, in part, to keep males from killing and stealing from one another while they compete to attract sexual partners.
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About Geoffrey Miller
Geoffrey Miller may refer to:
Geoff Miller (born 1952), English cricketer
Geoff Miller (diplomat) (born 193?), former Australian public servant and diplomat
Geoff Miller (priest) (born 1956), archdeacon of Northumberland
Geoff Miller (public servant) (1942–2014), former Australian public servant
Geoff Miller (publisher) (1936–2011), American co-founder, editor, and publisher of Los Angeles Magazine
Geoffrey Miller (cricketer, born 1937), former English cricketer
Geoffrey Miller (psychologist) (born 1965), evolutionary psychologist
Geoffrey P. Miller, American professor of law, see List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
Geoffrey D. Miller (born 1949), US Army general
Geoff Miller (born 1952), English cricketer
Geoff Miller (diplomat) (born 193?), former Australian public servant and diplomat
Geoff Miller (priest) (born 1956), archdeacon of Northumberland
Geoff Miller (public servant) (1942–2014), former Australian public servant
Geoff Miller (publisher) (1936–2011), American co-founder, editor, and publisher of Los Angeles Magazine
Geoffrey Miller (cricketer, born 1937), former English cricketer
Geoffrey Miller (psychologist) (born 1965), evolutionary psychologist
Geoffrey P. Miller, American professor of law, see List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
Geoffrey D. Miller (born 1949), US Army general