Marcia Pally

Writing about religion, politics, and culture

PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS AND BIOLOGICAL FINDINGS-PART II: PLAY, ART, RITUAL, AND RITUAL SACRIFICE

March 31, 2021

PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS AND BIOLOGICAL FINDINGS, PART II: PLAY, ART, RITUAL, AND RITUAL SACRIFICE by Marcia Pally Abstract. This Part II of a two-part article illustrates how research in evolutionary biology, anthropology, archeology, and psychology illuminates questions arising in philosophy—specifically questions […]

Philosophical Questions and Biological Findings-Part 1: Human Aggression

March 31, 2021

PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS AND BIOLOGICAL FINDINGS, PART I: HUMAN COOPERATIVITY, COMPETITION, AGGRESSION by Marcia Pally Abstract. This first part of a two-part article illustrates how research in evolutionary biology and psychology illuminates questions arising in philosophy—specifically questions about the origins of […]