What drives the extraordinary human capacity for empathy? What generates our interest in sharing and caring? Using evidence from a variety of hunter-gatherer cultures across Africa and Amazonia as case studies, this lecture will explore alternative models for the development of morality, beyond political systems based on socially dictated punishment.What lessons can we learn from the Mbendjele about our current relationships with power?
Find out by re-watching this fascinating Open Lecture!
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