{"product_id":"the-end-of-war-john-horgan-9781938073120","title":"The End of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eWar is a fact of human nature. As long as we exist, it exists. That's how the argument goes. But longtime \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e writer John Horgan disagrees. Applying the scientific method to war leads Horgan to a radical conclusion: biologically speaking, we are just as likely to be peaceful as violent. War is not preordained, and furthermore, it should be thought of as a solvable, scientific problem ? like curing cancer. But war and cancer differ in at least one crucial way: whereas cancer is a stubborn aspect of nature, war is our creation. It's our choice whether to unmake it or not. In this compact, methodical treatise, Horgan examines dozens of examples and counterexamples ? discussing chimpanzees and bonobos, warring and peaceful indigenous people, World War I and Vietnam, Margaret Mead and General Sherman ? as he finds his way to war's complicated origins. Horgan argues for a far-reaching paradigm shift with profound implications for policy students, ethicists, military men and women, teachers, philosophers, and any engaged citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Horgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938073126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938073120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSweeney's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"John Horgan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450061795583,"sku":"9781938073120","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07804206-4608-49de-afa8-1bf29816b9be.jpg?v=1777266056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-end-of-war-john-horgan-9781938073120","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}