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History and big questions

Ancient virtues, civilisations and human purpose.

Some questions are too interesting to leave alone. What can Pliny the Younger’s imperial virtues tell us about modern personality models? Are survivalists malevolent? Can theories of civilisation collapse explain the Fermi paradox? And what does the meaning of life have to do with human inclusive fitness?

Key papers

Where to start

  1. 2020 · Personality and Individual Differences

    Transformational leadership and gravitas: 2000 years of no development?

    C. J. Jackson

  2. 2021 · Personality and Individual Differences

    What have the Romans done for us? Pliny "The Younger's" imperial virtues and their convergent validity with contemporary models of personality

    C. J. Jackson

  3. 2019 · Personality and Individual Differences

    A multi-level super meta-theory of personality meta-theories: Why behavior is not always associated with reproductive success

    C. J. Jackson, A. Minbashian & C. Criado-Perez

  4. 2024 · Journal of the Royal Society Interface

    Why the Fermi paradox may not be well explained by Wong and Bartlett's theory of civilization collapse. A Comment on:'Asymptotic burnout and homeostatic awakening: a possible solution to the Fermi paradox?'(2022) by Wong and Bartlett

    C. J. Jackson & C. Criado-Perez

Publications

5 publications in this theme

Publications on History and big questions
YearJournalTitleThemesOpen
2024Journal of the Royal Society InterfaceWhy the Fermi paradox may not be well explained by Wong and Bartlett's theory of civilization collapse. A Comment on:'Asymptotic burnout and homeostatic awakening: a possible solution to the Fermi paradox?'(2022) by Wong and BartlettC. J. Jackson & C. Criado-PerezBig questions
2021Personality and Individual DifferencesWhat have the Romans done for us? Pliny "The Younger's" imperial virtues and their convergent validity with contemporary models of personalityC. J. JacksonBig questionsLeadership
2020Personality and Individual DifferencesTransformational leadership and gravitas: 2000 years of no development?C. J. JacksonLeadershipBig questions
2019Personality and Individual DifferencesA multi-level super meta-theory of personality meta-theories: Why behavior is not always associated with reproductive successC. J. Jackson, A. Minbashian & C. Criado-PerezPersonality & motivationBig questions
2018Personality and Individual DifferencesAre survivalists malevolent?C. J. JacksonBig questionsDivergence

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