Evolutionary Science and Our Political Divide
Political Divide – Part 6: “Moral” Communication – The Way Forward
Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.~ Rumi Introduction In these last six posts, I have connected dots from evolutionary psychology and mate selection science to politics (both ancient and current), moral foundation...
Political Divide Part 5: The Challenge of E Pluribus Unum – “Out of Many, One”
A wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic. ~ James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) In This Post (Strands of Rope) Jonathan Haidt’s constructive criticism of Democrats Challenges and miracle of e pluribus unum – “out of many, one” Problems with “defund the...
Our Political Divide – Part 4: Moral Foundations – A Path to Understanding
Liberals want dogs that are gentle and relate to owners as equals; conservatives want dogs that are loyal and obedient. ~ Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham (study) In previous posts, I identified differences between liberals and conservatives on several psychological...
Political Divide – Part 3: Review and Introduction to Moral Foundations
I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, not to hate them, but to understand them ~ Baruch Spinoza, Tractatus Politicus, 1676 Below is a summary/review of key ideas from Parts 1 and 2 of this series that come (mostly) from research compiled...
Root of Our Political Divide – Part 2: Post-Trump Authoritarianism
Trump’s appeal resides on the primordial plains of Africa, where human leadership preferences were formed by the brutalities of daily living. ~ Hector Garcia As part of a post-mortem on the presidential election, I will turn my attention to the “slide” of conservatism...
Evolutionary Science and Our Political Divide: The Root of It – Part 1
Male competition for mates and sex differences are first cause in human political affairs. Since the advent of agriculture in human societies, nearly all impulses for male power and authoritarianism, and expressions of male dominance in a social hierarchy, have...
Evolutionary Science and Our Political Divide: An Introduction
# 1 – Introduction and Personal Assessments I am temporarily setting side my series on the domains of difference in sexual psychology and response in order to explore how our current political divide is rooted in evolutionary science and psychology. I will attempt to...