Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-24
Books mentioned on How Men Compete For Status - Rob Henderson - #556
Rob Henderson is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a US Air Force Veteran. Men fight.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Yanoama, récit d'une femme brésilienne enlevée par les Indiens
Discussed“I discussed this excerpt from this book called yanowama and it was recommended on Twitter by by the great David bus who I know you've had on this show and this is an amazing book this”
Where to get it
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The Goodness Paradox
The Goodness Paradox by Richard Wrangham is an evolutionary anthropology book that explores the dual human capacities for extreme violence and profound cooperation, examining how humans underwent a process of self-domestication.
Discussed“yeah yeah I wrote about that when I was discussing uh Richard rangham's book he's the the Harvard evolutionary biologist he wrote a great book called the goodness Paradox”
Where to get it
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Meditations on Violence
Meditations on Violence by Rory Kane Miller is a non-fiction book written by a former law enforcement officer and combatives instructor that analyzes the realities of physical conflict and aggression.
Discussed“yeah so the male monkey dance was uh written by this guy Rory Miller in a book called meditations on violence and in that book so he worked in law enforcement and he compiled interesting research”
Where to get it
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Games People Play
Games People Play by Eric Berne is a classic psychology book that explores human interactions and transactional analysis.
Recommended“I want to do a series on this book called games people play it's this classic book on transactional analysis by this uh this guy Eric Byrne”
Where to get it
