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Ep. 225: Simone Weil on War and Oppression (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Connection Between Human Efforts and Natural Selection

In this chapter, they discuss the connection between the stages of man's struggle with nature and the Darwinian analogy. They explore how human beings, with their diverse temperaments and needs, engage in daily efforts that correspond to mutation and variation. They also examine how societies, like natural selection, have conditions of existence that act as selective forces, including things like capital equipment, armaments, methods of work, and warfare.

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