Foragers: a Natural Way of Life

Occupation: Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Economics, Social and Humanitarian Disciplines
Affiliation: Voronezh State Pedagogical University
Address: 86 Lenin Str., Voronezh 394043, Russian Federation

Journal name

Chelovek

Edition

Volume 34 Issue 1

Pages

82-98

Abstract

Postindustrial society is similar to preindustrial in the sense that the economy of the former is based on the appropriation of products from robotic production, and the latter is based on the appropriation of products produced by nature. The vast majority of people throughout almost the entire history of mankind lived off hunting and gathering, so the appropriating economy can be considered a natural form of life support. Hunters and gatherers (foragers) fully met their needs with minimal labor costs through the use of fishing technologies that were so effective that many populations and species of animals were exterminated. Compared to farmers, foragers ate better and were in better health. The transition to a productive economy was not historically inevitable. The Neolithic Revolution was actually evolution - drawn out, intermittent, and incomplete. The foraging groups that have survived to this day in remote areas are characterized by a positive psychological well-being and consider their way of life to be normal and correct. Given the current trend towards a green economy, the historical experience of hunters and gatherers deserves to be studied and rethought.

Keywords

hunter, gatherer, food, health, Neolithic revolution, appropriating economy, producing economy

Received

28.03.2023

Publication date

30.03.2023

Number of characters

26166

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GOST	Shipilov A. Foragers: a Natural Way of Life // Chelovek – 2023. – V. 34. – Issue 1 C. 82-98 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://chelovek-journal.ru/S023620070024829-8-1 (circulation date: 16.06.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S023620070024829-8
MLA	Shipilov, Andrey V. "Foragers: a Natural Way of Life." Chelovek 34.1 (2023):82-98. DOI: 10.31857/S023620070024829-8
APA	Shipilov A. (2023). Foragers: a Natural Way of Life. Chelovek 34(1), pp.82-98 DOI: 10.31857/S023620070024829-8

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