The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social EvolutionState University of New York Press, 1995 - 413 páginas "Imagine a group of tribes living within reach of one another. If all choose the way of peace, then all may live in peace. But what if all but one choose peace?" From this basic premise, Andrew Bard Schmookler has built a towering work of intellectual and spiritual insight, a book that will shatter many preconceived notions about how civilization has developed and why human history has been so filled with torment. In this new edition, Schmookler shows how, with the end of the Cold War, we now have an unprecedented opportunity to solve the problem of power that has plagued civilization. The Parable of the Tribes is a new vision of the story of humankind. It presents a radiant new synthesis of history, evolutionary biology, political theory, and psychology. |
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... numbers gave them a significant edge . But none of these advantages could keep the barbarians from threatening the empire at its edges . Indeed , the threat went both ways : a strong China would frequently make successful military ...
... numbers gave them a significant edge . But none of these advantages could keep the barbarians from threatening the empire at its edges . Indeed , the threat went both ways : a strong China would frequently make successful military ...
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... numbers , he said , is " the most general principle of victory " ( 1943 , p . 63 ) . It may be , as some suggest ... number of combat troops to fight on the land , on the sea , and in the air ; and finally to fill the cadres of the ...
... numbers , he said , is " the most general principle of victory " ( 1943 , p . 63 ) . It may be , as some suggest ... number of combat troops to fight on the land , on the sea , and in the air ; and finally to fill the cadres of the ...
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... number of independent societies and the region in which they coexisted remained confined . In regions of this kind the only way such a process of war and territorial consolidation can end is for the entire area to come under the control ...
... number of independent societies and the region in which they coexisted remained confined . In regions of this kind the only way such a process of war and territorial consolidation can end is for the entire area to come under the control ...
Contenido
One The Parable of the Tribes 3346 | 3 |
A Critique of the Commonsense Theory | 7 |
Toward A Bigger Vision | 11 |
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The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution, Second ... Andrew Bard Schmookler Vista previa limitada - 1994 |
The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution, Second ... Andrew Bard Schmookler Vista previa limitada - 1995 |
Términos y frases comunes
Adam Smith aggressive anarchy animal baboons Bashan become biological central control central power chap China choose civilized societies compelled complex conflict conquered conquerors conquest corruption created creatures cultural David Kaplan democracy destructive domination economic emerged empire energy environment escalation Europe evolution of civilization exploitation factors force Genghiz Khan governed groups growth human choice human nature human needs human societies important individual innovations intersocietal competition intersocietal system justice labor Leslie White less living systems man's mankind means military modern Mongols moral nations natural environment numbers one's organization parable political population possible power maximization power system primitive societies problem of power production quoted requires role rule of power rulers says selection for power shape social evolution social evolutionary Soviet Soviet Union species structure struggle for power superego survival synergy theory Thucydides transformation tribes unnatural values vision warfare whole writes York
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