A new book, Darwinism, Dominance, and Democracy , suggests that democracy is not now nor ever has been the most dominant form of government on earth. One key reason is that humans as social primates are creatures who strive for dominance and become willing to live in hierarchical societies. Evolution has made humanity biased toward authoritarianism rather than democracy. Still, this book argues that the task of creating and maintaining democracy is not just an idle dream. Nearly two score democratic societies exist today.
Humans become obedient to ideas and ideals.
Indoctrinability carries with it a potential susceptibility to democratic notions. It is this possibility which, when combined with a combination of economic and social conditions, enables democratic ideas to take hold and to make democracy sometimes occur. If this can be done, the rarity of democracy may reverse itself in the long run. This page designed and hosted by Tiki Publishing .