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Death from a Distance and the Birth of a Humane Universe

Book • 2009
This book delves into the evolution of humans, exploring how our unique abilities and behaviors developed over time.

It unifies biology, history, anthropology, and social sciences to explain human development, from primitive tools to modern societies.

The authors propose the Self-Interested Enforcement Theory (SET) to explain how humans developed cooperative behaviors through coercive means.

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Peter Wang

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Peter Wang
while discussing the origins of human collaboration and the role of violence in shaping human societies.
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