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Program 196: A Fish Story for Peace

Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest has produced newer theories, among them that survival may depend upon the ability of a species to live in cooperation. Elisabeth Mann Borgese examines the ways in which animals are superior to humans, both in their technology and in the ways they ritualize conflict to avoid bloodshed. Mar. 25, 1965. [CSDI program number 196; UCSB tape number A7783/R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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