Advances in Anthropology 7:298-317 (2017)
Authors |
|
Abstract |
In this article, we argue that there is an essential difference between social intelligence and creative intelligence, and that they have their foundation in human sexuality. For sex differences, we refer to the vast psychological, neurological, and cognitive science research where problem-solving, verbal skills, logical reasoning, and other topics are dealt with. Intelligence tests suggest that, on average, neither sex has more general intelligence than the other. Though people are equals in general intelligence, they are different in special forms of intelligence such as social intelligence and creative intelligence, the former dominant in women, the latter dominant in men. The dominance of creative intelligence in men needs to be explained. The focus of our research is on the strictly anthropological aspects, and consequently our explanation for this fact is based on the male-female polarity in the mating systems. Sexual dimorphism does not only regard bodily differences but implies different forms of sex life. Sex researchers distinguish between two levels of sexual intercourse: procreative sex and recreational sex, and to these we would add “creative sex.” On all three levels, there is a behavioral difference between men and women, including the subjective experience. These differences are as well attributed to culture as genetically founded in nature. Sexual reproduction is only possible if females cooperate. Their biological inheritance makes females play a decisive role in mate choice. Recreational sex for the purpose of pleasure rather than reproduction results from female extended sexual activity. Creative sex, on the contrary, is a specifically male performance of sexuality. We identify creative sex with eroticism. Eroticism evolved through the transformation of the sexual drive into a mental state of expectation and fantasizing. Hence, sex differences (that nowadays are covered up by cultural egalitarianism) continue to be the evolutionary origin of the difference between social and creative intelligence.
|
Keywords | Forms of Intelligence Emotional Intelligence Creative Intelligence Creative Sex Eroticism Orgasmic Pivot |
Categories | (categorize this paper) |
Options |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Download options
References found in this work BETA
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis.Edward O. Wilson - 1975 - Journal of the History of Biology 33 (3):577-584.
The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness.Antonio Damasio - 1999 - Harcourt Brace and Co.
View all 30 references / Add more references
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articles
Machine Intelligence and the Long-Term Future of the Human Species.Tom Stonier - 1988 - AI and Society 2 (2):133-139.
Epistemological Intelligence.Steven James Bartlett - 2017 - Willamette University Faculty Research Website.
Re-Creating the Philosopher’s Mind: Artificial Life From Artificial Intelligence.Maurice H. T. Ling - 2012 - Human-Level Intelligence 2:1.
Levels of Emotional Awareness: Neurological, Psychological, and Social Perspectives.Richard D. R. Lane - 2000 - In Reuven Bar-On & James D. A. Parker (eds.), The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence: Theory, Development, Assessment, and Application at Home, School, and in the Workplace. Jossey-Bass. pp. 171-191.
Mating Intelligence, Moral Virtues, and Methodological Vices.Tomislav Bracanovic - 2010 - In Henk W. de Regt (ed.), Epsa Philosophy of Science: Amsterdam 2009. Springer. pp. 13--22.
Universal Intelligence: A Definition of Machine Intelligence.Shane Legg & Marcus Hutter - 2007 - Minds and Machines 17 (4):391-444.
Looking Down on Human Intelligence: From Psychometrics to the Brain.Ian J. Deary - 2000 - Oxford University Press UK.
Consciousness, Intentionality, and Intelligence: Some Foundational Issues for Artificial Intelligence.Murat Aydede & Guven Guzeldere - 2000 - Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence 12 (3):263-277.
Who Cares About Marrying a Rich Man? Intelligence and Variation in Women’s Mate Preferences.Christine E. Stanik & Phoebe C. Ellsworth - 2010 - Human Nature 21 (2):203-217.
Developing Creativity: Artificial Barriers in Artificial Intelligence. [REVIEW]Kyle E. Jennings - 2010 - Minds and Machines 20 (4):489-501.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2017-12-13
Total views
421 ( #22,665 of 2,498,532 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
34 ( #25,696 of 2,498,532 )
2017-12-13
Total views
421 ( #22,665 of 2,498,532 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
34 ( #25,696 of 2,498,532 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads