We are not naturally competitively aggressive and polarized; we are hyper-cooperative by evolution. Have a look at my chapter, “What Does Evolutionary Biology Tell Us about Relationality as a Basis for Economics and Politics?” in the new book, Assembling Futures: Economy, Ecology, Democracy, and Religion (2024), edited by Jennifer Quigley and Catherine Keller, Fordham University Press. Click here
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 […]
Have a look at a new article of mine on human aggression: humans are a “hypercooperative” species and violence is relatively late in our development
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 […]
Are Humans Wired for Violence? Evolutionary biology begs to differ Marcia Pally | November 27, 2015 (RNS) Given the terrorist attacks of the last few weeks, one might be forgiven for feeling a bit bleak about the human species, its frequent use […]