The author has differing views from Bregman regarding: &nbsp;

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Question :

The author has differing views from Bregman regarding:

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A.
the role of pathogens in the spread of infectious diseases.
B.
a civilised society being coercive and unjust.
C.
a property-less mode of living being socially harmonious.
D.

the role of agriculture in the advancement of knowledge.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The passage presents the two poles of the human nature argument posed by Hobbbes and Rousseau and asserts that "truth is probably somewhere between the two stated positions". Bregman believes civilisation is synonymous with war and decline and wilderness with peace and progress; the author disagrees.