Joseph K Goldstein

The Long and Winding Road Joseph K Goldstein

This book is an investigation into why no matter how hard humankind tries to do something, there will always be a fringe that cannot accept societal conditions and will operate outside those bounds. It looks at the individual, mind-set, groups, societies, and civilizations in terms of what affects behavior. It examines the effects of genetics and environment on development. Mankind is an amalgam given genes and heredity, upbringing, environment, and mutation, and we have a great diversity of populations, specifically due to the geographical constraints that have allowed independence of societal development. Is there some overarching methodology that can pull the moral and ethical standards of the diverse population together into a viable society that is dedicated to the freedom of all people to co-exist in peace, devoid of strife, devoid of crime?