Salon: Drinking culture - Why some thinkers believe human civilization owes its existence to alcohol
“What if alcohol was not merely a vice, but one of the triggers that sparked the dawn of human civilization — in essence, the very thing that shifted us from hunter-gatherers to agrarians? This is a provocative thesis, and one that might upset Puritans. Yet it has some serious adherents, including philosopher Edward Slingerland.”
Troy Farah, “Drinking culture: Why some thinkers believe human civilization owes its existence to alcohol,” Salon, January 17, 2023
