After Reading the Treatise

I came away with mixed feelings: On the one hand, it is indeed interesting and entertaining. On the other hand, the writing style is rather irritating, and it deals not so much with love as with mere libido—which, at least in my view, are not the same thing. A few small questions: 1. Protopopov, arguing that humans possess many “monkey instincts,” cites as an example “the instinct that drives a woman to adorn herself.” Is this accurate? Females of other primates do not seem to exhibit such behavior. He also says that if humans manage to get rid of a couple of instincts and embed this in their genes, they might even branch off from the primate order into a separate one. How accurate is this? 2. The book briefly discusses the effect of alcohol on males’ rank potential, but the general idea is clear. In that case, how does alcohol affect females? 3. How does intrauterine development influence rank potential and primate-like traits (this is mentioned repeatedly in the treatise)? 4. What mating strategy is typical for primates in general? The treatise gives the impression that promiscuity is typical, while monogamy appears among members of the genus Homo. 5. Just out of curiosity: what is the situation with sexually transmitted diseases in other animals? Do they cause similar problems in them as they do in humans? 6. There is also a statement in the treatise that the menstrual cycle is unique to Homo sapiens. What about other members of the Homo genus?