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Why we fight / Mike Martin.

by Martin, Mike, 1951-

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Hurst & Company, 2018.

War -- Psychological aspects.

War -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Aggressiveness.

Conflict (Psychology)

Social conflict.

9781849048897 (hc.)

xii, 311 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-303) and index.

Evolution and the Human Mind -- Drives -- The Subconscious -- Competition and Status -- Escaping Violence through Belonging -- The Growth of Human Groups -- Frameworks -- The Conscious and Reasoning Brain -- Moral Codes -- Belief in the Supernatural -- Shared Ideologies -- Reflections -- Conclusions -- Postscript: A Global Group.

"Why are we willing to die for our countries? How can ideology persuade someone to blow themselves up? When we go to war, morality, religion and ideology often take the blame. But Mike Martin boldly argues that the opposite is true: rather than driving violence, these things help to reduce it. While we resort to ideas and values to justify or interpret warfare, something else is really propelling us towards conflict: our subconscious desires, shaped by millions of years of evolution. Why We Fight will change the way we think about both violence and ourselves. "--From publisher.

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