ANTH 161 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Class Conflict, Opiate, Infant Mortality
2 Jul 2019
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Chapter 12a: briefly summarize the three main arguments the text presents over whether human beings are naturally peaceful or violent. There are three main arguments over whether human beings are naturally peaceful or violent. The first is that humans are inherently violent due to biological factors such as testosterone and dna. The second is that humans are naturally peaceful but violence arises through cultural patterns. The third is that humans are naturally prone to violence but are culturally capable of avoiding it or are naturally prone to peace but culturally led to violence. Based on the evidence presented in the text, i would argue that none of the arguments are particularly accurate. Instead, i would propose a fourth argument: humans are both inherently violent and inherently peaceful due to biological factors, and the response that is chosen is due to culture.
