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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Wrangham, Richard W., 1948- author.     Subjects     Human evolution.     Human behavior.     Aggressiveness.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wrangham, Richard W., 1948- author.       by title:      The goodness paradox...         MARC Display

The goodness paradox : the strange relationship between virtue and violence in human evolution / Richard Wrangham. by Wrangham, Richard W., 1948- author. New York : Pantheon Books, [2019] Subjects Human evolution.   Human behavior.   Aggressiveness. Electronic Resource ../WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=1101870907&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=ea79215a2d4cfc1fd61275ae47943fe4e83f045b64be14c9a523a19ca4642b55&ectype=MOREINFO ISBN:  9781101870907 (hardcover alkaline paper) : 1101870907 (hardcover alkaline paper) : Description:  x, 377 pages ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Introduction: virtue and violence in human evolution -- The paradox -- Two types of aggression -- Human domestication -- Breeding peace -- Wild domesticates -- Belyaev's rule in human evolution -- The tyrant problem -- Capital punishment -- What domestication did -- The evolution of right and wrong -- Overwhelming power -- War -- Paradox lost. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Highly accessible, authoritative, and intellectually provocative, a startlingly original theory of how Homo sapiens came to be: Richard Wrangham forcefully argues that, a quarter of a million years ago, rising intelligence among our ancestors led to a unique new ability with unexpected consequences: our ancestors invented socially sanctioned capital punishment, facilitating domestication, increased cooperation, the accumulation of culture, and ultimately the rise of civilization itself. Throughout history even as quotidian life has exhibited calm and tolerance war has never been far away, and even within societies violence can be a threat. The Goodness Paradox gives a new and powerful argument for how and why this uncanny combination of peacefulness and violence crystallized after our ancestors acquired language in Africa a quarter of a million years ago. Words allowed the sharing of intentions that enabled men effectively to coordinate their actions. Verbal conspiracies paved the way for planned conflicts and, most importantly, for the uniquely human act of capital punishment. The victims of capital punishment tended to be aggressive men, and as their genes waned, our ancestors became tamer. This ancient form of systemic violence was critical, not only encouraging cooperation in peace and war and in culture, but also for making us who we are: Homo sapiens"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Nonfiction 155.9 Wr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 155.9 Wr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 155.9 Wr Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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