Meet Your Political Mind: The Interactions Between Instincts and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior - Couverture souple

Abraham, Mark

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ISBN 10 : 1456810111 ISBN 13 : 9781456810115

Editeur : Xlibris, Corp., 2010

Synopsis

The Interactions Between Instinct and Intellect and its Impact on Human Behavior Length: 208 pages Mark Abraham was displeased by the phenomenon of politicking, although he studied it for a deeper and more accurate understanding of this fatigued term, "politics," as a major aspect of human affair. For reasons he could not identify as a student, he was never satisfied with the prevailing definitions. Thus, he asked his professors in both undergraduate and graduate school in the political science department to share their understanding of the term with him. Each of them seemed to have an understanding uniquely different from all the rest. Then, he realized that this was a vaguely understood phenomenon even by the professors in the field and he relented his efforts and concluded that, "politics," was one of the most used but the least understood phenomena. As he developed his own theories, he formulated that unlike the commonly perceived concept, politics is not just a profession for the few in each society, but it is a brand of behavior unique to humans that starts in early childhood. Thus, he formulated, "to be instinctive is to be selfish. To be selfish and intelligent is to be political. Because instincts and intellect are permanent human fixtures, politicking that results for their cofunction also becomes a permanent human fixture." This perception justifies Aristotle's claim that, "man is a political animal." The ultimate objective of politicking is to impose and thus, he tries to redefine it. He perceives politicking as a range of complex and manipulative deeds afforded by people to impose their will and interest on others against their will and interest. As such, it erodes innocence and is one of the least desirable of all human attributes. Yet the selfish nature of all instincts as the driving force behind politics is the sole force that governs the world of animals, thus politicking becomes the refined reflection of animals in man. Where animals use fangs, claws, venom, speed and brute force to subdue and devour their pray, humans apply politics that includes the use of brute force. Misconceiving this term greatly contributes to human conflicts at all levels, which is why most people unconsciously dislike politicking and politics worldwide.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Mark Abraham came to America as a student in 1973. Determined to identify the hidden causes of perpetual human conflicts, he acquired two degrees in international politics by 1982. Not finding his answers there, he devoted 25 years of his post-graduate studies to studying philosophy and psychology, seeking his answers there, but to no avail. He realized that the thinkers of the past being so fascinated by human intellect, had studied man almost exclusively from the standpoint of intellect alone. Yet it is human instincts that drive every aspect of human conduct more forcefully than intellect. This ignored mental element has created a missing link that is responsible for all persisting human enigmas. The little attention paid to instincts has been shallow, misleading and misapplied. Three instincts, aggression, sexuality and the maternal instinct, are universally known and accepted. Mark has identified 14 more instincts each of which drives its own brand of behavior. His findings not only identify the causes of human conflict, but a great deal more. Mark has learned that instincts are unchanging, unchangeable, stagnant and primitive. This is the opposite of intellect that is dynamic and grows in time. The contrasting natures of the progressing intellect and stagnant instincts have resulted in a growing imbalance in the mind that continues to escape attention, despite its profound implications in our lives. From this stance, all human affairs are divided into two distinct categories, behavior and achievement. Our instincts drive our conduct, while our intellect achieves our goals. This mental imparity finds reflection in our uneven progress in the realms of behavior as compared to the realms of achievement. In that, many thousands of years ago humans lied, cheated, stole, killed and fought wars, as they do today, each resulting form the unchanging function of a different instinct. However, at one time, man traveled on foot, and now we can land on the moon. The profundity of this growing imbalance cannot be exaggerated. Most importantly, Mark has discovered that the primitive instinct is a drag on humans' growing intellect and impairs a good portion of all humans' intelligence. Our blinding instincts blur our reasoning faculty and distort our decision-making.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Xlibris, Corp.
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1456810111
• ISBN 13: 9781456810115
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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