On Aggression
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On Aggression is a seminal 1963 work of ethology by Konrad Lorenz that explores the biological roots and evolutionary function of aggressive behavior in animals and humans.
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| On Aggression canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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ethology book ⓘ |
| appliesConceptTo |
human social behavior
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war and violence ⓘ |
| argues | aggression has adaptive value in evolution ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Konrad Lorenz's Nobel Prize-winning body of work ⓘ |
| author | Konrad Lorenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| describes | aggression as an innate drive ⓘ |
| discusses |
intraspecific aggression
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mechanisms inhibiting lethal aggression within species ⓘ ritualized aggression in animals ⓘ |
| explores |
biological roots of aggression
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evolutionary function of aggression ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1963 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aggressive behavior in animals
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aggressive behavior in humans ⓘ |
| genre |
behavioral science
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ethology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | On Aggression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced public discourse on violence and war
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sparked debates in psychology and social sciences ⓘ |
| influencedField |
behavioral science
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ethology ⓘ evolutionary psychology ⓘ sociobiology ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial claims about innate human aggression
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popularizing ethological views of aggression ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das sogenannte Böse. Zur Naturgeschichte der Aggression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
dominance hierarchies
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inhibition of killing conspecifics ⓘ instinctive behavior ⓘ territoriality ⓘ |
| subject |
aggression
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animal behavior ⓘ evolution of behavior ⓘ human behavior ⓘ instinct theory ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
ethology
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evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple languages ⓘ |
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