But a better question is:
Is modern society more violent than it could be?
Is Pinker arguing that human violence is unavoidable (genetic)?
I would guess that that would be an implication of his argument
(which I've seen before).
The other point is that our potential for annihilation is greater
than it was in the past.
On Jul 16, 2009, at 4:37 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Steven Pinker asks whether modern society is more violent than in
earlier
supposed idyllic times. His verdict is no.
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/2009april/Pinker054.php
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
[email protected]
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