The Age of Patriarchy

"Man shall be trained for war, and woman for the recreation of the warrior: all else is folly." —Friedrich Nietzsche

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: Conflicts of interest
1:12 The paradox of altruism
2:59 The evolution of cooperation
4:52 Agricultural societies
6:26 Pastoral societies
7:59 Intergroup competition = rise of empires
10:36 Intragroup competition = fall of empires

References:
- Richard D. Alexander: The Biology of Moral Systems
- Sarah Blaffer Hrdy: Raising Darwin's Consciousness: Female Sexuality and the Prehominid Origins of Patriarchy
- Peter Turchin: War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires
- Livy: The History of Rome: Book 34

Image: The Course of Empire: Consummation by Thomas Cole