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Single Idea 20662

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people]

Full Idea

Societies are ordered around six sociobiological principles: kin selection; parental investment; mating strategy; status; territorial expansion and defence; contractual agreement.

Gist of Idea

The biology of societies: kin selection, parenting, mating; status, territory, contracts

Source

Edmund O. Wilson (Consilience [1998], 19 'Intro'), quoted by Peter Watson - Convergence

Book Reference

Watson,Peter: 'Convergence' [Simon and Schuster 2016], p.450


A Reaction

I'm not sure I trust such a precise list. Personally I'm in society because I'm too frightend to drop out. So where is 'defence'? Still, I like attempts at assembling such a list. Politics needs grounding.