Introduces policymakers and public policy advocates to evolutionary psychology as related to issues including war, terrorism, rape, domestic violence, and criminality, and makes public policy recommendations.
Foreword by Joseph Graves Jr. Preface by Richard W. Bloom and Nancy K. Dess The Evolution of Scientific Psychology and Public Policy: On Violence and Its Antidotes by Richard W. Bloom The Social Implications of Evolutionary Psychology: Linking Brain Biochemistry, Toxins, and Violent Crime by Roger D. Masters Psychopathy as an Adaptation: Implications for Society and Social Policy by Stuart Kinner Combating Rape: Views of an Evolutionary Psychologist by Linda Mealey Mate Homicide: TBA by David Buss Fear and Death and Social Behavior: The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski An Evolutionary Perspective on Intercultural Conflict: Basic Mechanisms and Implications for Immigration Policy by Harold D. Fishbein and Nancy K. Dess Global Conflict Resolution: An Anthropological Diagnosis of Problems with World Governance by Christopher Boehm Violence and Its Antidotes: Promises and Pitfalls of Evolutionarily Aware Policy Development by Nancy K. Dess Index
RICHARD W. BLOOM is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he is Director of Terrorism, Intelligence, and Security Studies there. He is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. NANCY DESS is a Professor of Psychology at Occidental College.
"An evolutionary perspective on human violence is both new and
important . . . and fortunately, it seems to be reaching the
breakthrough stage, thanks in part to this impressive volume. The
problem of violence is simply too large to be left to the same
tired, outmoded ways of thinking that have so long prevailed in the
social sciences; the editors and contributors to Evolutionary
Psychology and Violence should be congratulated for a difficult
task, beautifully accomplished."-David P. Barash University of
Washington author of Understanding Violence
"Ranging from rapists and psychopaths to judges and juries, from
morality and murder to retribution and reconciliation, and from
incarceration and integration to the politics of punishment, this
is a book for anyone interested in or touched by violence. It is
one of those rare books that can change the way you perceive and
analyze. It is interdisciplinary in the best sense of the word, and
offers the most up-to-date look yet at the multiple origins of
violence. Nowhere is there a more integrative set of studies. The
book breaks new ground, demonstrating precisely why effective
peacemaking polices require competent understanding of evolutionary
processes."-Owen D. Jones Arizona State University
?[I]nformative and often very well written ...?-Analyses of Social
Issues and Public Policy
?[R]eading this book might be hazardous to your equanimity. As you
study the exceptionally well-written and well thought out chapters
you may question some of your own basic ethical, moral and
philosophical tenets and consequently experience increasing levels
of anxiety and depression. Nevertheless, I hope a lot of you read
the book, including public policymakers--those who are literate of
course. It contains not only penetrting analyses of the root causes
of the violence that is threatening to destroy our civilization,
but also some promising violence-reduction strategies....I
recommend you go directly to your bookstore or library and get a
copy. If you belong to a book club, bring it to their attention. If
you know any public policymakers, send them a copy. Time is getting
short, so hurry!?-Metapsychology
?The audience for the book ranges from psychologists to political
scientists and sociologists....Upper-division undergraduates
through faculty.?-Choice
?[I]nformative and often very well written ...??Analyses of Social
Issues and Public Policy
"ÝI¨nformative and often very well written ..."-Analyses of Social
Issues and Public Policy
"ÝR¨eading this book might be hazardous to your equanimity. As you
study the exceptionally well-written and well thought out chapters
you may question some of your own basic ethical, moral and
philosophical tenets and consequently experience increasing levels
of anxiety and depression. Nevertheless, I hope a lot of you read
the book, including public policymakers--those who are literate of
course. It contains not only penetrting analyses of the root causes
of the violence that is threatening to destroy our civilization,
but also some promising violence-reduction strategies....I
recommend you go directly to your bookstore or library and get a
copy. If you belong to a book club, bring it to their attention. If
you know any public policymakers, send them a copy. Time is getting
short, so hurry!"-Metapsychology
"[I]nformative and often very well written ..."-Analyses of Social
Issues and Public Policy
"The audience for the book ranges from psychologists to political
scientists and sociologists....Upper-division undergraduates
through faculty."-Choice
"[R]eading this book might be hazardous to your equanimity. As you
study the exceptionally well-written and well thought out chapters
you may question some of your own basic ethical, moral and
philosophical tenets and consequently experience increasing levels
of anxiety and depression. Nevertheless, I hope a lot of you read
the book, including public policymakers--those who are literate of
course. It contains not only penetrting analyses of the root causes
of the violence that is threatening to destroy our civilization,
but also some promising violence-reduction strategies....I
recommend you go directly to your bookstore or library and get a
copy. If you belong to a book club, bring it to their attention. If
you know any public policymakers, send them a copy. Time is getting
short, so hurry!"-Metapsychology
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