The Psychology of Physical Attraction

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People have long been interested in the complexities of physical attraction, but until recently the science of attractiveness was largely left to poets, playwrights, philosophers, and artists. This book begins the task of providing a scientific look at physical attraction, by offering an overview of scholarly work on physical beauty, culture, evolution and other aspects of human attractiveness.

1. Preface: The Difficulty of Being a Scientist-Interested-in-Physical-Attraction.
2. What Pythagoras Unleashed Upon the World.
3. What is Beautiful is Good.
4. Darwin, Sexual Selection and the Peacock's Tail.
5. The Naked Woman and Man.
6. Of Hourglasses and Triangles: Human Body Weight and Shape.
7. The Venus of Willendorf, Rubens and Milking Huts.
8. Welcome to the Mating Market.
9. No One is an Island.
10. What Future for Physical Attraction?

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