How far back does Western Individualism go – the Protestant Reformation – the Renaissance – the Greeks? This article contends it goes all the way back to the Ice Ages. How much does the climate of the Ice Age have to do with the rise of individualism? What does the presence of cold weather do to social relations of hunter gatherers? Does it drive them apart or make them huddle together? What does warmer weather have to do with producing collectivism? Can differences between the races 20,000 years ago still be affecting social organization today?
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