Aggressivity and Violence: An Alternative Theory of Human Nature

Authors

Mary E. Clark

Abstract

Excerpt

I open by clarifying the term "aggression" which is used in many contexts besides the one I am discussing (e.g. "the aggressive treatment of disease," or "the aggression of a predatory hunter," etc.). I restrict it to "intentional acts of violence meant to hurt one another, physically or psychologically."

Author Bio(s)

Mary Clark is Professor, Emiritus, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. Dr. Clark is the author of Ariadne's Thread: The Search for New Modes of Thinking (1989). She is currenting completing her book on human nature.

Keywords

aggression, emotion, frustration-aggression theory, Konrad Lorenz, Sigmund Freud, stimuli, violence

Publication Date

6-1-1998

DOI

10.46743/1082-7307/1998.1189

Recommended Citation

Clark, Mary E. (1998) "Aggressivity and Violence: An Alternative Theory of Human Nature," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/1998.1189
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol5/iss1/3