Christopher Ryan Quote
Still, the frequent absence of happiness is what keeps us pursuing it, and thus makes us productive.10 This is a curious notion of productivity—at once overtly political and yet presented innocently enough, as if there were only one possible meaning of productivity. This perspective on life incorporates the Protestant work ethic (that productivity is what makes an animal effective) and echoes the Old Testament notion that life must be endured, not enjoyed. These assumptions are embedded throughout the literature of evolutionary psychology. Ethologist/primatologist Frans de Waal, one of the more open-minded philosophers of human nature, calls this Calvinist sociobiology.
Christopher Ryan
Still, the frequent absence of happiness is what keeps us pursuing it, and thus makes us productive.10 This is a curious notion of productivity—at once overtly political and yet presented innocently enough, as if there were only one possible meaning of productivity. This perspective on life incorporates the Protestant work ethic (that productivity is what makes an animal effective) and echoes the Old Testament notion that life must be endured, not enjoyed. These assumptions are embedded throughout the literature of evolutionary psychology. Ethologist/primatologist Frans de Waal, one of the more open-minded philosophers of human nature, calls this Calvinist sociobiology.
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About Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan (né Papazoglou; born 25 January 1950) is a British actor best known for his roles as Mike The Cool Person in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones, Dave Hedgehog in the BBC comedy series Bottom, Tony Driscoll in the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, and as Edina Monsoon's ex-husband Marshall Turtle in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. He has also appeared as the McKendrick twins in One Foot in the Grave, and played Sontaran General Staal in Doctor Who in 2008.