Vol. 2. - 1999. - 560 p.

For all those who believe that "we must have government," this book will convince you otherwise. The basis of government's power is the "justice system;" anyone who controls this can do virtually anything they want. Stevens shows how the "system" is a hoax and indeed, how all of government and politics is nothing but rule by violence. No, I don't mean that if "we" just vote in Party X or Candidate X, "government will be more responsive." Government, by its very nature, will never be free of corruption; in fact, governments must be corrupt. If you can't face this fact, you can't face reality. This is a book that no politician, bureaucrat or anyone who derives their power from the political system will even address.

This study applies the insights of archaeology to some of the most fundamental and contentious issues in human evolution. Since the 1980s a modular concept of the mind has been put forward which likens the mind to a Swiss Army knife with its collection of specialist blades and tools - the mind is seen as a collection of specialized "intelligences" or modules, each suited for a specific purpose. The study seeks to answer the questions raised by this new theory such as "How many modules are there and how do they connect?", "How can one account for human creativity and imagination?" and "How could such a mind have evolved?". It argues that only archaeology can provide the long-term perspective necessary to understand the origins of the modern mind. It shows how the world of our ancestors has shaped the modern mind and offers a challenging explanation of what it means to be human.