Act of Human-to-Human Violence

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An Act of Human-to-Human Violence is an act of conspecific violence between humans.



References

2016

2014

2011

  • (Pinker, 2011) ⇒ Steven Pinker. (2011). “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.” Viking New York. ISBN:978-0-670-02295-3

2001

  • (Gilligan, 2001) ⇒ James Gilligan. (2001). “Preventing Violence.” Thames & Hudson,
    • BOOK OVERVIEW: … Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: "How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve?" Unfortunately, this way of thinking, the basis for our legal and political institutions, does nothing to shed light on the causes of violence. Violent criminals have been Gilligan's teachers, and he has been their student. Prisons are microcosms of the societies in which they exist, and by examining them in detail, we can learn about society as a whole. Gilligan suggests treating violence as a public health problem.

1996a

  • (Gilligan, 1996) ⇒ James Gilligan. (1996). “Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic.” Vintage,
    • QUOTE: … The purpose of violence is to diminish the intensity of shame and replace it as far as possible with its opposite, pride, thus preventing the individual from being overwhelmed by the feeling of shame. …

1991

~400BC

  • Book of Genesis.
    • QUOTE: … The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. … Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. …