Good Natured The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals by Frans B. M. de Waal - 1997

Harvard University Press, 1997. six printing year 2000 and. Paperback. Fair/him him. this is one of those books that you need to buy a used you will never use it again. So buy it probably resell it when you're done with it. That would be cheaper than renting .copyright 1996, oversized paperback has been use corners a rolled glued spine still intact. Is wearing on the edges of the spine,. Cover is still shining the book is unmarked in the interior except for sticks lines probably for an assignment and first title page...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. World famous for his brilliant descriptions of Machiavellian power plays among chimpanzees-the nastier side of animal life--Frans de Waal here contends that animals have a nice side as well. Making his case through vivid anecdotes drawn from his work with apes and monkeys and holstered by the intriguing, voluminous data from his and others' ongoing research, de Waal shows us that many of the building blocks of morality are natural: they can he observed in other animals. Through his eyes, we see how not just primates but all kinds of animals, from marine mammals to dogs, respond to social rules, help each other, share food, resolve conflict to mutual satisfaction, even develop a crude sense of justice and fairness. Natural selection may be harsh, but it has produced highly successful species that survive through cooperation and mutual assistance. De Waal identifies this paradox as the key to an evolutionary account of morality, and demonstrates that human morality could never have developed without the foundation of fellow feeling our species shares with other animals. As his work makes clear, a morality grounded in biology leads to an entirely different conception of what it means to he human--and humane.... GOOD NATURED Issue 87 of ISSR library Author F. B. M. de Waal Edition illustrated, reprint, revised Publisher Harvard University Press, 1996 ISBN 0674356616, 9780674356610 Length 296 pages Subjects Science Life Sciences Zoology General Nature / General Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy Psychology / Social Psychology Science / Life Sciences / Evolution Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Ruth Reaser LAXVespa books and rags...Used books are the "green" way to read and reduce your carbon footprint,shipped through United States Post via media mail fulfill your order, keeping it all in the Postal Family from the Los Angeles Area at whatever PO is closest to my errands or my life that day since I carefully pack your book then hop on my Vespa and visit the PO to have it placed in our mail system...Your purchase helps a middle aged college girl buy more books and the occasional pedicure,dental visit or two

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