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The Relationship Between Morality and Male Power
42:56 - 1:00:04 (17:07)
This episode explores how the moral principles within a group are based on what benefits the group of males who have taken power, and how this forms the foundation of society. It also looks at the differences between human and bonobo societies in terms of alpha males and how they are dealt with.
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The emergence of the Alpha Alliance, a power group capable of imposing their ideas about right and wrong behavior, is simultaneous with the evolution of moral principles.
42:56 - 50:10 (07:13)
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The emergence of the Alpha Alliance, a power group capable of imposing their ideas about right and wrong behavior, is simultaneous with the evolution of moral principles. While the morality of sympathy can be observed in higher primates and dolphins, moral principles based on the concept of right and wrong are much more arbitrary and vary among different societies.
ChapterThe Relationship Between Morality and Male Power
Episode#594 - Dr Richard Wrangham - The Incredible Evolution Of Human Violence
PodcastModern Wisdom
The morality of a group is closely associated with what benefits the group of males that hold power, resulting in rules that discourage violence within the group.
50:10 - 1:00:04 (09:53)
Summary
The morality of a group is closely associated with what benefits the group of males that hold power, resulting in rules that discourage violence within the group. Comparing humans and bonobos, the self-domestication process does not involve removing the alpha male, but rather finding ways to keep them in check.