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The Psychology of Modern Conflict: Evolutionary Theory, Human Nature and a Liberal Approach to War (Repost)

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The Psychology of Modern Conflict: Evolutionary Theory, Human Nature and a Liberal Approach to War (Repost)

The Psychology of Modern Conflict: Evolutionary Theory, Human Nature and a Liberal Approach to War By Kenneth Payne
2015 | 226 Pages | ISBN: 1137428589 | PDF | 3 MB


What does modern warfare, as fought by liberal societies, have in common with our human evolution? This study posits an important relationship between the two - we have evolved to fight, and traditional hunter-gatherer societies were often violent places. But we also evolved to cooperate, to feel empathy and to behave altruistically towards others.