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In The Lucifer Principle, Howard Bloom presents a controversial view that evolution underpins all aspects of human society. He suggests that just as organisms evolve, so do cultures, with moral concepts like good and evil emerging from evolutionary pressures. Bloom critiques prevailing academic positions and argues that society is an organismic system shaped by survival strategies and social competition.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Howard Bloom
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