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Professor's Cage: Men's Fight and Spectacle
When a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym opens across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall, an English professor, sees a challenge. Pushing forty, out of shape, and disenchanted with his job as an adjunct English professor, he works up his nerve and finds himself training for an all-out cage fight. He sees it not just as a personal test, but also as an opportunity to answer questions that have intrigued him for years: Why do men fight? And why do so many seemingly decent people love to watch?
In The Professor in the Cage, Gottschall's unlikely journey from the college classroom to the fighting cage drives an important new investigation into the science and history of violence. The surging popularity of MMA—a full-contact sport in which fighters punch, choke, and kick each other into submission—is just one example of our species' insatiable interest both in violence and in the rituals that keep violence in check. From duels to football to the roughhousing of children, humans are masters of what Gottschall calls the monkey dance: a dizzying variety of rule-bound contests that establish hierarchies while minimizing risk and social disorder.
Gottschall's unsparing odyssey—through extremes of pain, occasional humiliation, his wife's incredulity, and ultimately his own cage fight—opens his, and our, eyes to the uncomfortable truth that, as brutal as these contests can be, the world would be a much more chaotic and dangerous place without them. The Professor in the Cage is an exploration of the science and history behind the violence of men, and Gottschall's personal journey serves as a lens through which to understand this complex and often unsettling aspect of human nature.
The book delves into the evolutionary roots of violence, tracing its origins to the primal need for dominance and status within social hierarchies. Gottschall examines how these violent impulses have been channeled and regulated throughout history, from the ritualized combat of ancient civilizations to the spectacle of modern-day sports and entertainment.
Through his own experiences in the MMA gym, Gottschall gains a deeper understanding of the physical and psychological demands of combat, as well as the camaraderie and discipline that can arise within these intense environments. He also explores the psychological appeal of watching violence, and how our fascination with it is rooted in our evolutionary past as both predators and prey.
Ultimately, The Professor in the Cage offers a nuanced and thoughtful exploration of the role of violence in human society. Gottschall's personal journey serves as a window into the complex interplay between our primal instincts and our capacity for self-control, and the book challenges readers to confront the uncomfortable truths about the violence that lurks within us all.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| publisher | Penguin Publishing Group; Reprint edition (March 15, 2016) | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| paperback | 304 pages | ||||
| isbn_10 | 0143108050 | ||||
| isbn_13 | 978-0143108054 | ||||
| item_weight | 9 ounces | ||||
| dimensions | 1 x 5.4 x 8.2 inches | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #732,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #99 in Martial Artist Biographies #899 in Violence in Society (Books) #1,276 in Martial Arts (Books) | ||||
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