Beyond Us: Competition with Donald Hoffman

Beyond Us: Competition with Donald Hoffman

Author: IAI February 12, 2021 Duration: 40:09

Today we bring you the second episode of Beyond Us, an all-new series made in association with Essentia Foundation. 

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Evolution favours cooperation as well as competition. But to what extent is human competitiveness culture-bound? Is the competitive dynamic environmentally, politically and psychologically sustainable, or excessive, delusional and bound for disaster? Do the values and assumptions that drive competitive behaviour still serve us? And what, in any case, are the alternatives.

Series hosts Bernardo Kastrup and Fred Matser discuss the fascinating topic of competition with the American evolutionary psychologist, Donald Hoffman.

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