History and Human Nature
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
It's a belief which has dictated the writings of Machiavelli and Hobbes, Freud and Dawkins - that humans are fundamentally selfish and governed by self-interest. But Rutger Bregman has made a convincing case that this simply isn't true. Starting off with a real version of The Lord of the Flies - where humans stranded on a desert island were driven by kindness and common responsibility - we took a deeper look at human beings through the lens of the past.
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