Irrational publics and the fate of democracy
Auteur :
Ward, Stephen J.A.
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780228020035
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Stephen Ward combines history and evolutionary psychology for a comprehensive view of the social irrationality plaguing democracies. Human nature has both extreme Darwinian traits promoting competition and sociable traits of cooperation and empathy. When social tensions trigger the former, they become maladaptive and dangerous.