In a time defined by war, political and religious extremism, cultural fracture, terrorism, rising authoritarianism, and escalating distrust across societies, a provocative new book argues that humanity has fundamentally misunderstood the true source of conflict itself.
Scott Gibbs holds an AB in History from Princeton University, an MBA from Northwestern University, and an MA in Clinical Psychology. A California-licensed psychotherapist in private practice and a board member of the Existential-Humanistic Institute, he draws on clinical experience and longstanding independent scholarship to examine the roots of conflict in everyday relationships, intimate partnerships, and across groups. His peer-reviewed work has appeared in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology.