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A Species in Denial is the title of a
book by Jeremy Griffith. The title encapsulates the
central propositions in the book - that humans are in "denial" about their human condition (in the book, the
meaning of this term focuses on the distressing truth of their
capacity for both good and
evil).
The author proposes
a radical new biological explanation for the human condition: that
their anger, egocentricity
and alienation
arise from the conflict between their instinct and their intellect. The book argues that this explanation
has only recently been possible due to the findings of
science and that the
explanation resolves the conflict of the human condition and can
lead to a radical new freedom.
The hypothesis remains to be tested
scientifically. However, the hypothesis is so wide reaching
("holistic") that it
has aroused some intense opposition.
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