tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post2137278928221222188..comments2024-03-28T08:57:53.180+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: The Evolution of War and Lethal ViolenceLarry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-15867773656999736852016-11-01T17:40:10.379+00:002016-11-01T17:40:10.379+00:00This looks like the pattern suggested by Douglas F...<i>This looks like the pattern suggested by Douglas Fry--like the letter n--low violence in the ancient foraging past, then increasing violence in more complex societies, followed by declining violence in contemporary states.</i><br /><br />Peter Turchin, in <i>Ultrasociety</i>, agrees, though he calls it a lambda pattern (the capital letter, not the lower case). He also dates the beginning of the decline much earlier, to the "axial age" with new religions and bigger, more stable empires.Roger Sweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734128265493099062noreply@blogger.com