Is War Natural?

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a writer (author of the books “O pochodzeniu łajdaków” and “Wstrząsająco przystojny mężczyzna”) and Editor of the Tall-tales section.

War is planned and perpetrated by humans, but to what extent does it reflect a natural instinct?

One widespread explanation of the phenomenon of war is the alleged existence of an innate human instinct—aggression. This view is expressed in different ways. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud claimed that the human psyche has a dark and vicious side that finds expression in symbolically or literally violent forms. Researchers in the field of sociobiology, such as Konrad

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Tomasz Wiśniewski:

a writer (author of the books “O pochodzeniu łajdaków” and “Wstrząsająco przystojny mężczyzna”) and Editor of the Tall-tales section.

Translation: Joanna Figiel

Publish date: 03.04.2022

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