Modernity and Cultural Decline Quotes

“The distinctive conditions that generated Western excellence are set to continue deteriorating so long as selection does not favor heroes, geniuses, and saints, but rather “Last Men” whose quest for personal happiness likely cannot sustain a civilization in the long run.”
― Michael A Woodley of Menie, Modernity and Cultural Decline: A Biobehavioral Perspective

“Evolutionary thinkers who insist on a moralizing orientation when considering a complex biocultural phenomenon such as religion are not meaningfully advancing their field. But Pinker makes matters worse by compounding ideological bias with historical ignorance.”
― Michael A Woodley of Menie, Modernity and Cultural Decline: A Biobehavioral Perspective