Why war? /
"What are humanity's biological origins? What are the mechanisms, including culture, that continue to drive it? What is the history that has allowed it to evolve over time? And what are its functions – how does it survive and thrive by exploiting the features that define us as a species? T...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "What are humanity's biological origins? What are the mechanisms, including culture, that continue to drive it? What is the history that has allowed it to evolve over time? And what are its functions – how does it survive and thrive by exploiting the features that define us as a species? These are the four questions of the ‘Tinbergen Method' for explaining animal behavior, developed by the prize-winning Dutch ethologist Nico Tinbergen. The book contends that applying this method to war – which is unique to humans – can help us better understand why conflict is so resilient. The author explores these four questions in both past and present, and looks at our post – human future, assessing how far scientific advances in gene- editing, robotics and AI systems will de- center human agency. From the ancient Greeks to Artificial Intelligence (AI) the book is an exploration of humankind's propensity to warfare and its behavioral underpinnings. What it offers are new ways of thinking about our species' unique and deadly preoccupation"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197610909 0197610900 |