Chimps practice filial cannibalism too. Unless someone proves that the principles behind politics are inherent to the universe at large, I guess I'll keep my hope for transcendence.
Hadn't read that book but I'll check it out, thanks!
Well, I can tell you that the book isn't about cannibalism.
It isn't pessimistic about us transcending chimp-ness either. The point is that when it comes to politics, we very definitely are not there yet. Not even close. We've done a better job of transcending our chimp-ness in just about every other field of human endeavor than we have in politics.
Hadn't read that book but I'll check it out, thanks!