tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345275.post112318483593177009..comments2023-10-30T11:13:44.310-04:00Comments on The Ethical Werewolf ‡ by Neil Sinhababu : Looking goodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345275.post-1123474867533689872005-08-08T00:21:00.000-04:002005-08-08T00:21:00.000-04:00Yeah, I'm on board with the view that what counts ...Yeah, I'm on board with the view that what counts as attractive is heavily influenced by selection pressures. But it's hard to see how a change in the perceived importance of attractiveness over a 50-year period relates to any hypothesis in evolutionary psychology.Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672033745772751532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345275.post-1123351342942818272005-08-06T14:02:00.000-04:002005-08-06T14:02:00.000-04:00Attractiveness is sometimes an indicator of health...Attractiveness is sometimes an indicator of health (for example, the guy goes to the gym on a regular basis, and perhaps because of that interest in health, also goes to the doctor.)If he stays healthy, he can stay in the work force longer. We all know by now that research indicates better-looking people tend to get better jobs and make more money...so the emphasis on attractiveness does not mitigate the interest in earning potential--from an evolutionary fitness standpoint, the ability to help me take care of my children to the point where they can produce my grandchildren. I think the evolutionary stuff is influenced by the cultural stuff. We look for things on this gut level, but have more cultural sophistication about how it works, maybe.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823325004000574937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345275.post-1123262167947006702005-08-05T13:16:00.000-04:002005-08-05T13:16:00.000-04:00No, I don't see what the evo-psych hypothesis is e...No, I don't see what the evo-psych hypothesis is either.Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672033745772751532noreply@blogger.com