The Bonobo and the Atheist
In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
New York : W.W. Norton, [2013]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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.
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.
Subjects:
Ethics, Evolutionary.
Bonobo -- Psychology.
Bonobo -- Behavior.
Primates -- Psychology.
Primates -- Behavior.
Behavior evolution.
Animal behavior.
Human behavior.
Ethics.
Ethics, Evolutionary.
Bonobo -- Psychology.
Bonobo -- Behavior.
Primates -- Psychology.
Primates -- Behavior.
Behavior evolution.
Animal behavior.
Human behavior.
Ethics.
ISBN:
9780393073775
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Mammal Primate Waa | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index.