Archive for the 'anthropology'

• Midas meets Medusa — a symmetry observed

June 16th, 2016 by Charles Cameron

Posted in anthro, anthropology, Charles Cameron, comics, Doublequotes, myth, science, symbolism, symmetry, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Midas meets Medusa — a symmetry observed

• Announcing ! BLOOD SACRIFICES

May 25th, 2016 by zen

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• Review: The Rule of the Clan

April 20th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, academia, al qaida, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, authors, black globalization, blowback, book, comparative, connectivity, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, Evolution, Failed State, foreign policy, government, historiography, history, Human Rights, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, interdisciplinary, international law, lawyers, legal, legitimacy, Liberalism, liberty, national security, networks, non-state actors, paradox, Patterns, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, Questions, rule-sets, security, social networks, social science, society, state failure, theory, tribes, Uncategorized | 3 comments

• Better angels, honest selves

April 19th, 2016 by Charles Cameron

Posted in anthropology, Character, Charles Cameron, donald trump, ideal, lincoln, new york times, real, Religion, republican party | 5 comments

• Turchin on Human Sacrifice and Society

April 12th, 2016 by zen

Posted in analytic, ancient history, anthropology, Archaeology, blog-friends, ceremonial, complex systems, complexity, cooperation, counterpoint, culture, debate, egalitarianism, history, ideas, intellectuals, ISIS, magic, Musings, myth, politics, population, power, prayer, Prehistoric, psychology, Religion, sacrament, sacred, sacrifice, social science, society, sociobiology, symbolism, T Greer, Theology, theory, tribes, war | 1 comment