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On Aggression

On Aggression (German: Das sogenannte Böse. Zur Naturgeschichte der Aggression, "So-called Evil: on the natural history of aggression") is a 1963 book by the ethologist Konrad Lorenz; it was translated into English in 1966. As he writes in the prologue, "the subject of this book is aggression, that is to say the fighting instinct in beast and man which…

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Author
Konrad Lorenz
Publication date
1963
Publisher
Methuen Publishing
Language
German
Media type
Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Original title
Das sogenannte Böse

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On Aggression → Das sogenannte Böse
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On AggressionAuthorKonrad Lorenz1.00infobox
On AggressionISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
On AggressionLanguageGerman1.00infobox
On AggressionMedia typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)1.00infobox
On AggressionOCLC722263481.00infobox
On AggressionOriginal titleDas sogenannte Böse1.00infobox
On AggressionPages2731.00infobox
On AggressionPublication date19631.00infobox
On AggressionPublication placeAustria1.00infobox
On AggressionPublished in English19661.00infobox
On AggressionPublisherMethuen Publishing1.00infobox
On AggressionSubjectBehavioural science1.00infobox
On AggressionTranslatorMarjorie Latzke1.00infobox

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