Chanakya in his Arthashastra says that there are fundamentally two systems: Matsya Nyaya (Fish law, big fish eats little fish, jungle law) & Dharma. Humans inherently feel that Matsya Nyaya is wrong in human society; they want to help the weak & poor. When systems are put in place to protect the weak & restrain the powerful, a civilization can thrive & think higher thoughts rather than just survival, where physically weak people can excel in other fields. This is Dharma (that which uplifts).
However, the powerful, when not restricted by Dharma, will repeatedly tend towards Matsya Nyaya. All human systems throughout history will be a mix of both systems. This conflict between Matsya Nyaya & Dharma is eternal.
The Indus Valley Civilization shows no evidence of war over centuries, something that Cosmos Season 3 also mentions. Did they figure it out?
https://pages.vassar.edu/realarchaeology/2017/09/22/no-interest-in-war-the-harappan-civilization/
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