The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... material interests to do so . This is a more precise and correct formulation than statements made previously ( Ferguson , 1984 ) that wars are conflicts over scarce resources . The material interests of decision - makers can take the ...
... material interests to do so . This is a more precise and correct formulation than statements made previously ( Ferguson , 1984 ) that wars are conflicts over scarce resources . The material interests of decision - makers can take the ...
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... material interests . More is better , and more of everything is always sought , whether land , meat , or women . If such striving results in conflict with others , the material ' ends ' are its ' cause ' ( Durham , 1976 ; Chagnon ...
... material interests . More is better , and more of everything is always sought , whether land , meat , or women . If such striving results in conflict with others , the material ' ends ' are its ' cause ' ( Durham , 1976 ; Chagnon ...
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... material causes are ' real ' , thereby banishing human intentionality from the realm of science . Marvin Harris , a ... material conditions . Climatic change , new trade opportunities , and so on , are seen as the material determinants ...
... material causes are ' real ' , thereby banishing human intentionality from the realm of science . Marvin Harris , a ... material conditions . Climatic change , new trade opportunities , and so on , are seen as the material determinants ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 3 |
The Adaptive Rationale | 7 |
Copyright | |
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adaptive agonistic behavior animals attack battle belligerence benefits biological cannibalism causes Chagnon chimpanzees civilization coalitions combat competition complex concept conspecifics contest cooperation correlation costs cultural evolution Darwin defense Dennen E.O. Wilson ecological economic enemy escalation evidence evolutionary evolved existence explain females feud fighting function genes genetic group selection hawk hominid hostility human hunter-gatherers hunting hypothesis inclusive fitness increase individual injury instinct interactions intergroup aggression intergroup conflict involved J.L. Brown killing kin selection kinship less lethal males mates matrilocal Maynard Smith military motives natural selection occur organization Otterbein patterns peace polygyny population predators primate primitive societies primitive warfare Q.Wright races raiding reproductive success result revenge ritual sapiens sexual selection social Social Darwinism sociobiology sociocultural evolution species strategy struggle survival tactics territorial theory Tooby tribal tribes Turney-High variables violence warlike warriors wars weapons women Yanomamö