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Truth and Violence

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Contextualize previous chapter: What can happen if truth is up for discussion

- Violence: Is agression a natural reaction?

- Darwin vs Kropotkin: are humans decent?

First reaction: How did you experience the news of the storming of the US Capitol building?
Write full sentences.

Do you think that something similar could happen in the Netherlands?

1. Yes
2. No

In ±2 sentences, explain your opinion.

Which groups should be allowed to use violence, according to you?

Briefly describe a situation from your own live in which you used (physical, verbal, or other kinds of) violence, or showed aggression in another way.

Darwin: Survival of the Fittest - animals (humans included) are prone to measure themselves against each other. 
The strongest animal has the highest chance to survive.

Kropotkin: Researched animals in Siberia. The cold climate and lack of food meant that it was not the strongest animal that would survive, but the animals who were able to work together to survive the harsh circumstances.

If you're not strong, you have to be smart.

Darwin did not say that the strongest animal in a group has the highest change of survical, but the most adaptive one. That is to say that those who can easily adapt to a new environment or different circumstances have the highest change of survival!

Socio-darwinism

Socio-darwinists use the ideas of Darwin (the strongest will thrive, will the weakest links will remain in place) to explain the inequality in society. In other words: if you start out 'weak' - it may be impossible to climb the social ladder. 

Communism

Kropotkin beliefed that humans could also work together to overcome oppression and difficult circumstances. By voluntarily working and living in small communes, people could rise up and become something bigger than themselves.

What do you think: is humanity more prone towards collaboration or strive?

1. Collaboration
2. Strive

Explain your answer to the previous question in ±2 sentences.

Reflection: What have you learned from this lesson?

Evaluation: What did you think of using this lesson format (LessonUp) and the questions?