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Two Kinds Of Manliness
- Being "good at being a man" is distinct from moral goodness and reflects traits valuable in survival groups.
- Donovan defines tactical virtues as strength, courage, mastery, and honor as primal markers of manliness.
Strength And Courage As Tactical Values
- Strength and courage are sex-differentiated traits with evolutionary value in group survival.
- Donovan argues these traits persist because stronger, bolder men historically added survival value to fighting groups.
Mastery Completes The Quartet
- Mastery completes the tactical quartet because strength and courage without competence achieve little.
- Men judge each other harshly on competence in practical skills relevant to the group's needs.