And on a related issue, you often hear that Homo sapiens is the most aggressive and murderous of species. I tell my animal behavior class that I can think of no other primate species in which you could have 40 adult, sexually mature individuals sitting in close quarters for 75 minutes without (at the very least) a half dozen serious assaults.
Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and herpetoculturist...... in approximate order of importance. Subject: Upending conventional wisdom: On violence From: sbl...@ubishops.ca Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:37:38 -0400 X-Message-Number: 11 Steven Pinker asks whether modern society is more violent than in earlier supposed idyllic times. His verdict is no. http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/2009april/Pinker054.php --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
