BrainCandy No. 90: Human beings are chronically conflicted animals

EPISODE · May 23, 2023 · 14 MIN

BrainCandy No. 90: Human beings are chronically conflicted animals

from BrainCandy English · host Ralph Uwe Ohnemus

Human beings are chronically conflicted animals. A few months ago I read a long newsletter by the psychologist Rob Henderson that touched me deeply. Anthropology is not normally my hobby. But the parallels to today's political discussions motivated me to share the main points with the tribe of BrainCandy listeners. It explains why Homo Sapiens has lived most of the time in an egalitarian and monogamous way. And what the art of communication and killing has to do with it. And it provides the background for the current political discussion, which promises a seemingly egalitarian world view.   Have fun on a quick but exciting journey through time Show notes: https://en.ka-brandresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/BrainCandy-90_Man_is_a_chronically_ambivalent_animal.pdf

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