Conflict in Man-made Environment

Conflict in Man-made Environment
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Publisher : Harmondsworth, England ; Baltimore : Penguin Books
Total Pages : 284
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Download or read book Conflict in Man-made Environment written by Anatol Rapoport and published by Harmondsworth, England ; Baltimore : Penguin Books. This book was released on 1974 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How the environment causes, or contributes to, psychic and social conflict is frequently discussed. Less often considered is the theme developed in this Pelican by Professor Rapoport--that human conflict intimately affects the 'symbolic' environment, which may be a more powerful determinant of man's condition than pollution, war or urbanization. By 'symbolic' environment is meant the whole non-material body of knowledge, science, art, history, language, beliefs and ideas which human intelligence has amassed. Outlining various theories of aggression, progress, evolution and the struggle for existence, Professor Rapoport examines in detail the systemic philosophies advanced by Hobbes, Hegel, Clausewitz, Marx, Lenin and the modern 'think-tanks'. He concludes--in a book which from the start is concerned with the functioning of systems--that the 'mind' of a system, backed by power, may be disastrously different from the psychology of any of its members. In this context Professor Rapoport detects a gleam of hope in the growing scepticism about all and any concentrations of power"--Back cover.


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