Conflict or Cooperation | War of All against All?

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There is diversity in value. However, this doesn’t mean there is war of all against all. It’s certainly possible that conflicts are caused by who owns what. Conflicts can also be caused by which ends to achieve or how to achieve them. I’m not saying these are the only causes of conflicts, but they are important causes. There are two very different types of conflicts: biologic and catallactic.

The discussion about competition is unrealistic. Biologic competition is between most animals. A lion and a zebra or a lion and hyena. In the first, the lion is trying to get food, the zebra is trying to live. In the second, there is a dispute over territory, they can’t both live in the same location. There is a clear winner and loser in biologic competition. This is universal among animals—with one exception—humans.

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