On Aggression
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Good
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What drives animals — and humans — to fight, dominate, and destroy? In On Aggression, Nobel Prize-winning ethologist Konrad Lorenz presents a landmark scientific investigation into the instinctual roots of aggressive behaviour, arguing that aggression is not a destructive aberration but an innate, biologically programmed drive shared across the animal kingdom. Drawing on decades of field observation — from coral reef fish to geese to human societies — Lorenz constructs a compelling case that aggression, when properly understood, serves vital evolutionary functions including territory defence, social hierarchy, and species survival. His analysis carries unsettling implications for modern civilisation, where ancient instincts clash with the artificial environments humanity has constructed for itself. Written with the clarity and passion of a true naturalist, On Aggression bridges the worlds of zoology, psychology, and social philosophy in ways that continue to provoke debate long after its first publication. Lorenz's style is authoritative yet accessible, grounding abstract biological theory in vivid, often startling, observations from the natural world. A foundational text in ethology and one of the most controversial works of 20th-century science, it challenges readers to confront an uncomfortable question: if aggression is written into our biology, what does that mean for the future of human society?
Author: Konrad Lorenz
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What drives animals — and humans — to fight, dominate, and destroy? In On Aggression, Nobel Prize-winning ethologist Konrad Lorenz presents a landmark scientific investigation into the instinctual roots of aggressive behaviour, arguing that aggression is not a destructive aberration but an innate, biologically programmed drive shared across the animal kingdom. Drawing on decades of field observation — from coral reef fish to geese to human societies — Lorenz constructs a compelling case that aggression, when properly understood, serves vital evolutionary functions including territory defence, social hierarchy, and species survival. His analysis carries unsettling implications for modern civilisation, where ancient instincts clash with the artificial environments humanity has constructed for itself. Written with the clarity and passion of a true naturalist, On Aggression bridges the worlds of zoology, psychology, and social philosophy in ways that continue to provoke debate long after its first publication. Lorenz's style is authoritative yet accessible, grounding abstract biological theory in vivid, often startling, observations from the natural world. A foundational text in ethology and one of the most controversial works of 20th-century science, it challenges readers to confront an uncomfortable question: if aggression is written into our biology, what does that mean for the future of human society?