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The Age of Empathy Audio Book

The Age of Empathy:
Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Author: Frans de Waal
Reader: Alan Sklar

The world's leading primatologist explores the origins of human morality. Is competitive, selfish behavior really instinctive human nature? The author argues that we are equally hard-wired for empathy, and that we are cooperative group animals, just like other primates, elephants, and dolphins. This revelation has implications for everything from politics to office culture. "Illuminating... magnetic."—Booklist » Read More

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Publish Date: 09/22/2009
ISBN: 9781400113552

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Primatologist Frans de Waal questions our human belief in the inherent cruelty of the animal kingdom, which we have ruthlessly assumed to be governed by the law of "survival of the fittest." As de Waal reports, this fallacy is yet another case of anthropocentrism, as people have attempted to justify their own belligerent tendencies by citing their inherent nature. While the natural world is certainly marked by aggressive competition, de Waal cites recent experiments which clearly show that primates (including people), as well as dolphins, dogs, elephants and even rats consistently demonstrate another defining behavioral trait--empathy. In fact, de Waal argues, if more people aped the apes, in terms of their benevolent behaviors, we would live on a more peaceful planet.

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