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Philosophy Professor David L. Smith
December 20, 2011  
David Livingstone Smith, Professor of Philosophy a

An examination of why humans demean, enslave, and exterminate each other and what, if anything, we can do to prevent more genocides. Host Keith Shortall and University of New England Philosophy Professor David Livingstone Smith discuss why history is filled with examples of humans inflicting horrific acts upon each other.

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Less Than Human: Why Humans Demean, Enslave and Exterminate Each Other book jacket

 

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