Tag Archives: Sociobiology

Fighting Racism Starts in the Heart

Posted on January 11, 2017 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: When we think of relations between Jews and African-Americans, we naturally think of our proudest moments. And we should. Abraham Joshua Heschel marched side-by-side with Martin Luther King in 1965, helping America … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism, The Jewish Journal | Tagged Abraham Joshua Heschel, Affirmative Action, Altruism, Black-Jewish Alliance, Civil Rights Movement, Evolution, Fighting racism, Kin Selection, Martin Luther King, Racism, Shelby Steele, Social harmony, Sociobiology | Leave a comment

Ending the Violence, Part 1

Posted on December 19, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: “The road to disaster is paved with pleasant illusions, and the way to deal with evil is not to ignore it,”1 advised Abraham Joshua Heschel. The English philosopher Francis Bacon wasn’t Jewish, … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism, The Jerusalem Post | Tagged Aggression, Empathy, Evil, Evolutionary Psychology, Francis Bacon, Hatred, Heschel, Kin Selection, Racism, Sociobiology, Territoriality, Terrorism, Violence, War | Leave a comment

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