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Demonic Males

Summary

Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence (1996) by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson argues that male violence has deep evolutionary roots shared between humans and chimpanzees, challenging the 'peaceful savage' narrative.

Core Contribution

Evolutionary argument for the deep roots of male violence; significant challenge to both blank slate and romantic anthropology.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • male violence
  • evolution
  • chimpanzees
  • anthropology

Historical Influences

Jane Goodall's chimp research evolutionary biology

Intellectual Lineage

Richard Wrangham evolutionary anthropology

Allied Works

Catching Fire The Goodness Paradox

Contemporaries & Peers

Evolutionary anthropology literature

Minds Influenced

Evolutionary theories of violence

Intellectual Posterity

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