The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... Weapons An important part of the archaeological material indicating prehistoric war consists of weapons . Weapons are better ( less equivocally ) suited to this purpose than skeletal injuries . Weapons have received considerable ...
... Weapons An important part of the archaeological material indicating prehistoric war consists of weapons . Weapons are better ( less equivocally ) suited to this purpose than skeletal injuries . Weapons have received considerable ...
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... weapons , and these weapons — indeed , all human culture - result from Man's predatory nature . Culture is a product of the use of weapons . - 4.8.2 A Reformulation of the Redirection Hypothesis Humans emerged , according to Melotti ...
... weapons , and these weapons — indeed , all human culture - result from Man's predatory nature . Culture is a product of the use of weapons . - 4.8.2 A Reformulation of the Redirection Hypothesis Humans emerged , according to Melotti ...
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... weapons technology rapidly gained momentum by leading into a positive feedback system : Better weapons led to increased levels of group conflict . Conflict selected for ( among other things ) enhanced mental capacity in the form of ...
... weapons technology rapidly gained momentum by leading into a positive feedback system : Better weapons led to increased levels of group conflict . Conflict selected for ( among other things ) enhanced mental capacity in the form of ...
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