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Why Are Humans Violent? w/ Eric Jacobus

2025/3/24
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Eric Jacobus discusses the concept of Reciprocal Object-Based Aggression (ROBA) as a unique characteristic of human violence, contrasting it with animal behavior.
  • Reciprocal Object-Based Aggression (ROBA) is a unique human trait.
  • Humans use objects in a reciprocal way during combat, unlike animals.
  • Animal aggression is often predation rather than combat.
  • Chimpanzees do not use objects effectively in combat, unlike humans.

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David Gornoski sits down with stuntman and author Eric Jacobus to talk about the uniqueness of human violence, the religiosity of combat sports, whether media programs us to be violent, seeing the wounded child in evil individuals, and more.

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