apishness
ap·ish
(ā′pĭsh)adj.1. Resembling an ape.
2. Slavishly or foolishly imitative: an apish impersonation.
3. Silly; outlandish.
ap′ish·ly adv.
ap′ish·ness n.
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The most pessimistic formulation of the political process comes when Huxley reduces human behavior to "angry
apishness" where the electorate seems driven by an irrational desire to destroy civilization, which it finally achieves in Ape and Essence.
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