humans are decent (anti vaneer theory)
thoughts on Humankind by Rutger Bregman, etc.
humans are decent (anti vaneer theory)
Quoted in Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, p.10
‘My own impression,’ writes Rebecca Solnit...”is that elite panic comes from powerful people who see all humanity in their own image ’ Dictators and despots, governors and generals—they all too often resort to brute force to prevent scenarios that exist only in their own heads, on the assumption that the average Joe is ruled by self interest, just... See more
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Frans de Waal, The Age of Empathy (2009)
Chapter: Biology, Left and Right
"The French revolutionaries chanted of fraternité, Abraham Lincoln appealed to the bonds of sympathy, and Theodore Roosevelt spoke glowingly of fellow feeling as ‘the most important factor in producing a healthy political and social life.’”
Fellow feeling as term, anything there?
“I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit. … It’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.”
—Barack Obama, Speech to Northwestern University
Frans de Waal's book, The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates, explores the biological and evolutionary roots of human morality, arguing that our ethical behavior is innate and shared with other social primates, not a cultural overlay imposed by religion or reason.
Summary of The Bonobo and the Atheist
The central thesis
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