As it turns out, this view--common to philosophers, social theorists, and action movie villains--has a long history,
described brilliantly by the anthropologist Marshal Sahlins in a recent book.
And yet Sahlins' statement on his resignation cited another reason as well, one
that has been defended by David Graeber and David Price, both decidedly of the anti-war left.
Marshall Sahlins, a prominent anthropologist resigned recently from the National
Academy of Sciences over the election of his controversial colleague Napoleon Chagnon and what he perceives as the unhealthy relationship between the NAS and the military:.