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Informationen zum Autor GREG GRAFFIN is the lead singer and a songwriter in Bad Religion. He obtained his PhD in zoology at Cornell University and a masters in Geology from UCLA. He has lectured at UCLA and Cornell and is the author of Population Wars and the coauthor of Anarchy Evolution , with Steve Olson. He received the Bryan Patterson Prize from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, the Rushdie Prize from the Harvard University Humanist Chaplaincy, the American Humanist Association Arts Award, and the Sapio Prize from the International League of Non-Religious and Atheists. He travels regularly between the cities he considers home, Ithaca, New York, and Los Angeles, California. Klappentext "A fascinating perspective on the age-old idea of Survival of the Fittest." - LitReactor Population Wars is a paradigm-shifting look at why humans behave the way they do and the ancient history that explains that behavior. In this eye-opening book, Greg Graffin points to where the mainstream view of evolutionary theory has led us astray. Through tales of mass extinctions, developing immune systems, human warfare, the American industrial heartland, and our degrading modern environment, Graffin demonstrates how that misunderstanding has allowed humans to justify war even when other solutions may be available. Along the way, he reveals a paradox: When we challenge conventional definitions of war, we are left with a new problem-how to define ourselves. Zusammenfassung In Population Wars! Greg Graffin points to where the mainstream view of evolutionary theory has led us astray. That misunderstanding has allowed us to justify wars on every level! whether against bacterial colonies or human societies! even when other! less violent solutions may be available. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Finding the Enemy 1. Persistence in the Face of Extinction 2. The Long History of Population Wars 3. The Meaning of Coexistence 4. The Context of Persistence, the Bacterial Dimension 5. The Symbiotic Dependency of Life, the Viral Dimension 6. Establishing a War Narrative for Populations, the Immune System 7. War Is Unwinnable 8. Competition Is Untenable 9. Know Thyself, Don't Lie to Thyself 10. Evolution Management Acknowledgments Notes References Index ...
