{"product_id":"the-end-of-war-isbn-9781938073120","title":"The End of War","description":"\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 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241712693477,"sku":"NP9781938073120","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_0981517d-fec2-44a1-843c-41f2b0ede4fd.jpg?v=1773106045","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-end-of-war-isbn-9781938073120","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}