Hubris, Warriors and Evolution.

Abstract

In the late 20th century man's creativity has blossomed. Nanotechnology, biotechnology and other fields reshape microbes, man and the environment. Robots will soon follow. However, genocide still reigns. How can such contradiction, such brilliance and madness, be embodied in man? To unveil man is to understand a paradox of innovation and murder; to envision how nature brought about change in man is to fathom evolution; and, to understand adaptive change is to see man as a patchwork of evolutionary effects. This paper shows that emotions, brains, men, and armies are linked complex adaptive systems. It describes how emotions underpin a Risk Contract of War' that allowed war to become an adaptive evolutionary strategy with significant current and future human implications. Hubris and warriors are shown to be emotional and physical evolutionary products still present in man; and therefore, the strategic battleground extends backwards from technology to man's psychological and emotional roots - remains a Clausewitzian clash of wills.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364278

Entities

People

  • Manuel A. Malagon-fajar

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Population
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Nervous System
  • Personality
  • Political Systems
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction
  • Biotechnology