Escape from EvilAn exploration of the natural history of evil. |
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... forces of evil ; dice and chess probably had their origin as the way of deciding whether the king really could outwit and defeat the forces of darkness.18 We said earlier that western man did not understand this kind of technics and so ...
... forces of evil ; dice and chess probably had their origin as the way of deciding whether the king really could outwit and defeat the forces of darkness.18 We said earlier that western man did not understand this kind of technics and so ...
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... force , to " expropriate the expropriators " would be enough . But if force did not establish the domination of the master , then perhaps the slave is somehow in love with his own chains ... a deeper psychological malady . . . .4 Let us ...
... force , to " expropriate the expropriators " would be enough . But if force did not establish the domination of the master , then perhaps the slave is somehow in love with his own chains ... a deeper psychological malady . . . .4 Let us ...
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... force is a part of life , as inevitable , it seems , as death and taxes ; we rely on the police to punish those who hurt us . But it hasn't always been so . In simple egalitarian societies there is no police force , no way to settle a ...
... force is a part of life , as inevitable , it seems , as death and taxes ; we rely on the police to punish those who hurt us . But it hasn't always been so . In simple egalitarian societies there is no police force , no way to settle a ...
Contents
Ritual as Practical Technics | 6 |
Economics as Expiation | 26 |
The Origin of Inequality | 38 |
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