Hi Marc,
"... problems with the mono-causal arguments used by some of the socio-biologists." By professional training I'm a system analyst/engineer (in the original sense), so any time I see an attempt to explain a complex system phenomena in terms of a single element, my, ah, "skepticism" alarm goes off. That response has always seemed even more appropriate in the social sciences than science and technology.
As best I can tell, Koenigsberg's reasoning/theory is:
1. The human race has had bloody wars.
2. Young men viewed defending their group (culture, nation, state, etc.) in those wars as noble (desirable, worthwhile, etc.).
3. This view is a cultural construct/delusion.
4. If we cure cultures of this delusion (eliminate the construct) war will end.
All I can say is that he should get out more. Maybe try starting off by "curing" the Crips, Bloods or Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). After that, he could graduate to Hamas or the Moslem Brotherhood, then tackle al Qui'ida. Sure save us a lot of lives, time and money.
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