This presentation postulates that violence and conflict are no more natural to human beings and their society than compassion and cooperation, and that their apparent ‘naturalness’ is because they are part of a cultural construct that is prevalent in today’s world. It proposes that this view of humanity came to be put forward as part of the myth developed to justify the European conquest and colonization of the rest of the world. It analyzes its modern–day reproduction as a hegemonic imaginary, who stands to gain and lose from it, how it is propagated, and whether or not one could speak of a conspiracy.

1. Adversarialism as Cultural Hegemony Peter C. Newton-Evans

10. Complex Discursive formations Political discourse Economic discourse Legal discourse Discursive Constructs on motivations Discursive Constructs on power, authority Discursive Constructs on justice, punishment Cultural codes Cultural codes Cultural codes Cultural codes

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18. How did we get here and where are we going?

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