{"product_id":"why-we-hate-michael-ruse-9780197621288","title":"Why We Hate: Understanding the Roots of Human Conflict","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn insightful and probing exploration of the contradiction between humans' enormous capacity for hatred and their evolutionary development as a social species \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy We Hate\u003c\/em\u003e tackles a pressing issue of both longstanding interest and fresh relevance: why a social species like \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/em\u003e should nevertheless be so hateful to itself. We go to war and are prejudiced against our fellow human beings. We discriminate on the basis of nationality, class, race, sexual orientation, religion, and gender. Why are humans at once so social and so hateful to each other? In this book, prominent philosopher Michael Ruse looks at scientific understandings of human hatred, particularly Darwinian evolutionary theory. He finds the secret to this paradox in our tribal evolutionary past, when we moved ten thousand years ago from being hunter-gatherers to agriculturalists--a shift that paved the way for modern civilization. Simply put, as Ruse paraphrases, \"our modern skulls house Stone Age minds.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining rigorous argument with an engaging and accessible style, Ruse makes frequent use of historical examples, examining the history of two World Wars, and the U.S. offensive against Iraq. He also gives many pertinent and up-to-date examples of prejudice, including the significance of Brexit and the systemic racism that lead to the Black Lives Matter movement. Ruse pays special attention to egregious cases of hatred, such as the treatment of Jews by the Third Reich, and to pressing contemporary issues, including the status of women. Ruse concludes with constructive suggestions for ways in which we might reconcile the contradictory aspects of our nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy We Hate\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest and value to a wide range of readers interested in the role of human nature in current events, as well as to readers interested in philosophy, the life sciences, social sciences (especially anthropology and archaeology), and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ruse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197621287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197621288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.24h x 5.29w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023","brand":"Michael Ruse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054780412159,"sku":"9780197621288","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd4b05f4-3a51-4634-9169-e834213b0adf.jpg?v=1685031951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-we-hate-michael-ruse-9780197621288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}