Assume warfare is inevitable and rooted in human nature

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Warfare Is Only and Invention, Not a Biological Necessity by Margaret Mead (1940)

1. How does Mead define warfare and what does she mean when she states that warfare is only an invention?

2. Why do people mistakenly assume warfare is inevitable and rooted in human nature, according to Mead?

3. What evidence does Mead present to undermine our assumptions about the inevitability of war? Why does Mead think people go to war?

4. What conditions does Mead suggest are necessary for replacing a poor invention with a better one?

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