Evolutionary psychologists are not claiming all men are abusers or that domestic violence is a positive or necessary motor of human development. Many couples are harmonious, and most men do not rape.

Evolution, Males, and Violence By David P. Barash May 24, 2002 Imagine that you were interviewing an intelligent fish, and you asked it to describe its environment.

Over the years, the theory of evolution by natural selection has itself evolved, absorbing new findings about genes, DNA, ...

Is war a modern human invention, or does it have deep roots in biology? The age-old question has inspired theories by historians, anthropologists, and philosophers. People have long known that ...

A guide to essential books about violenceHere are some of the most important books about violence, its evolution, and its uses during the twentieth century. • Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651).

Evolution: Theory of How Humans Got Our Noses Challenged. Published Mar 05, 2025 at 1:24 PM EST Updated Mar 05, 2025 at 9:22 PM EST. By . Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in ...

In animal and human behavior, evolutionary theory works. It doesn’t explain everything, but it explains some things, and the real research, which Ruti largely ignores, is frank about its limits.

Any pattern of violence typically leads to expulsion or even killing of the violent individual. ... MY RESPONSE: It is good to be examining all these things informed by ET (evolutionary theory).

As he wrote in his 1999 paper The Evolution of Coalitionary Killing: ... Rethinking the Instinct for Violence. Biological theories of violence, such as those championed by Wrangham and others, ...

In true nature-nurture fashion, though some kind of genetic preprogramming for violence may exist in humans as a result of our evolution, it is the specific environment that decides how, or ...