{"id":43703,"date":"2014-10-24T21:42:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T02:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=43703"},"modified":"2026-10-28T20:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T01:37:23","slug":"demonic-males-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/demonic-males-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Art of Manliness Podcast #86: Demonic Males With Richard Wrangham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why are men (generally) more violent then women? Why are men (generally) drawn to competition and achieving status? Is the idea that masculinity means having courage and strength just a complete cultural construct or is there a biological underpinning to it?<\/p>\n

Well, our guest today makes the case that we can look to our closest animal relatives, the Great Apes, to find answers to these questions. His name is Dr. Richard Wrangham<\/a> and he is a professor of biological anthropology at Harvard University. He’s also co-author of the book Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence<\/a>. <\/em>Though the title may make the book sound like an anti-male screed, it is in fact an objective exploration of the biological and anthropological roots of male violence in both primates and humans.<\/p>\n

In today’s podcast, Dr. Wrangham and I talk about what we can learn about human masculinity from chimpanzees and other apes. We discuss what male humans have in common with male chimps and how male chimpanzee behavior can provide insights into the origins of human systems like patriarchy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why are men (generally) more violent then women? Why are men (generally) drawn to competition and achieving status? Is the idea that masculinity means having courage and strength just a complete cultural construct or is there a biological underpinning to it? 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