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The bonobo and the atheist : in search of humanism among the primates / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
Authors:
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-
Material type:
Book
Subject:
Ethics, Evolutionary.
Bonobo -- Psychology.
Bonobo -- Behavior.
Primates -- Psychology.
Primates -- Behavior.
Behavior evolution.
Animal behavior.
Human behavior.
Ethics.
Language:
English
Publisher:
New York : W.W. Norton, c2013.
Description:
289 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780393073775
0393073777
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-269) and index.
Contents:
Earthly delights -- Goodness explained -- Bonobos in the family tree -- Is God dead or just in a coma? -- The parable of the good simian -- Ten commandments too many -- The god gap -- Bottom-up morality.
Summary:
A renowned primatologist argues that ethical behavior witnessed in animals is the evolutionary and biological origin of human fairness and explains that morality has more to do with natural instincts than with religion.
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