Question

BRUTE FORCE: inflicting pain for the sake of inflicting pain; affecting someone's capacity to act

COERCION: hurting some so that other change; affecting will to act; requires some knowledge of what target fears/values

Answer 1

Aggression is behavior intended to cause harm or pain, and can take the form of physical violence. Hostile aggression is motivated by anger and intent to cause pain, while instrumental aggression is motivated by achieving a goal. Throughout history, conflicts have been resolved through brute force and violence.

Step-by-step explanation:

Aggression is behavior that is intended to cause harm or pain. It may involve physical violence against other individuals. For example, two male gorillas may fight and use their canine teeth to inflict deep wounds. Expressing aggression this way may lead to serious injury and even death.

Humans engage in aggression when they seek to cause harm or pain to another person. Aggression takes two forms depending on one's motives: hostile or instrumental. Hostile aggression is motivated by feelings of anger with intent to cause pain; a fight in a bar with a stranger is an example of hostile aggression. In contrast, instrumental aggression is motivated by achieving a goal and does not necessarily involve intent to cause pain; a contract killer who murders for hire displays instrumental aggression.

Throughout history, the resolution of conflicts has often involved brute force. Violence can resolve conflicts, at least temporarily, with the strong getting what they want through brutality.