Jim Penman, "Biohistory"
What is Biohistory?
- Basically, it’s the idea that the main moving force of history is the biological characteristics of individual people.
- Penman comes up with several such characteristics, assigning them letters C, V, S, and so on.
- For example, C is “a physiological system that adjusts behavior to conditions of limited food.
- Characteristics of C in humans include:
--- hard work, discipline, and willingness to sacrifice present consumption for future benefit.”
--- Penman then comes up with a variety of factors that affect how C changes with time in a particular society.( Collapse )