Good natured : the origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals / Frans de Waal.
Good natured : the origins of right and wrong in humans and other animals / Frans de Waal.
By
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Wall, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.) 1948-
Publication Date
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1996
Publication Information
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Physical Description
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296 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Ethics, Evolutionary.
Animal behavior.
Human behavior.
Ethics.
Summary
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To observe a dog's guilty look. to witness a gorilla's self-sacrifice for a wounded mate, to watch an elephant herd's communal effort on behalf of a stranded calf--to catch animals in certain acts is to wonder what moves them. Might there he a code of ethics in the animal kingdom? Must an animal be human to he humane? In this provocative book, a renowned scientist takes on those who have declared ethics uniquely human. Making a compelling case for a morality grounded in biology, he shows how ethical behavior is as much a matter of evolution as any other trait, in humans and animals alike.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780674356603
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Wabush (LWH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 599.052 W11 | Transit |