title: Biopolitical science.
abstract: This article develops a theoretical framework for biopolitical science as a science of political animals. This science moves through three levels of deep political history: the universal political history of the species, the cultural political history of the group, and the individual political history of animals in the group. To illustrate the particular application of biopolitical science, this essay shows how this science would help us to understand Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863.
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA. larnhart@niu.edu
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arnhart
mesh_terms: D047831:American Civil War; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003469:Culture; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011057:Politics; D012940:Social Problems / Q000266:history; D014481:United States