The Human Motivational Complex: Evolutionary Theory and the Causes of Hunter-Gatherer Fighting, Part II. Proximate, Subordinate, and Derivative Causes
The study addresses the causes of fighting among hunter-gatherers, whose way of life represents 99.5 percent of human history. Focusing on somatic and reproductive causes in Part I and on such diverse causes as dominance, revenge, the "security dilemma," and "pugnacity" in Part I...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Anthropological Quarterly. - George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research. - 73(2000), 2, Seite 74-88 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2000
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Anthropological Quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Hunter-gatherers Causes of war Primitive warfare Evolutionary theory Interpretative approaches Biological sciences Political science Social sciences Behavioral sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | The study addresses the causes of fighting among hunter-gatherers, whose way of life represents 99.5 percent of human history. Focusing on somatic and reproductive causes in Part I and on such diverse causes as dominance, revenge, the "security dilemma," and "pugnacity" in Part II, the study seeks to show how all these motives, rather than being separate, come together in an integrated motivational complex, shaped by the logic of evolution and natural selection. |
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| ISSN: | 15341518 |