{"product_id":"the-end-of-war","title":"The End of War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar is a fact of human nature. As long as we exist, it exists. That's how the argument goes. But longtime \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e writer John Horgan disagrees. Applying the scientific method to war leads Horgan to a radical conclusion: biologically speaking, we are just as likely to be peaceful as violent. War is not preordained, and furthermore, it should be thought of as a solvable, scientific problem ? like curing cancer. But war and cancer differ in at least one crucial way: whereas cancer is a stubborn aspect of nature, war is our creation. It’s our choice whether to unmake it or not. In this compact, methodical treatise, Horgan examines dozens of examples and counterexamples ? discussing chimpanzees and bonobos, warring and peaceful indigenous people, World War I and Vietnam, Margaret Mead and General Sherman ? as he finds his way to war's complicated origins. Horgan argues for a far-reaching paradigm shift with profound implications for policy students, ethicists, military men and women, teachers, philosophers, and any engaged citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McSweeney's","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391591407889,"sku":"9781938073120","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_0a8b1fb0-41aa-44f7-85a7-4f08d0b4e348.jpeg?v=1776866864","url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/products\/the-end-of-war","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}