Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-24
Chris Williamson & Rob Henderson: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #556
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.
Rob Henderson recommended Games People Play by Eric Berne, and discussed Yanoama, The Goodness Paradox by Richard Wrangham, and Meditations on Violence by Rory Kane Miller.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Yanoama
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”
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The Goodness Paradox
The Goodness Paradox by Richard Wrangham is an evolutionary biology book that investigates the complex relationship between human kindness and meticulously planned violence.
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”
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Meditations on Violence
Meditations on Violence by Rory Kane Miller is a practical examination of physical conflict, drawing directly from the author's extensive background working in law enforcement and corrections to analyze the realities of violence.
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”
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Games People Play
Games People Play by Eric Berne is a classic foundational text in transactional analysis that psychoanalyzes the hidden psychological games and routine behavioral patterns underlying everyday human interactions.
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”
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