A Better Ape
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A Better Ape
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Author : Victor Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
A Better Ape written by Victor Kumar and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Philosophy categories.
"A Better Ape explores the evolution of the moral mind from our ancestors with chimpanzees, through the origins of our genus and our species, to the development of behaviorally modern humans who underwent revolutions in agriculture, urbanization, and industrial technology. The book begins, in Part I, by explaining the biological evolution of sympathy and loyalty in great apes and trust and respect in the earliest humans. These moral emotions are the first element of the moral mind. Part II explains the gene-culture co-evolution of norms, emotions, and reasoning in Homo sapiens. Moral norms of harm, kinship, reciprocity, autonomy, and fairness are the second element of the moral mind. A social capacity for interactive moral reasoning is the third element. Part III of the book explains the cultural co-evolution of social institutions and morality. Family, religious, military, political, and economic institutions expanded small bands into large tribes and created more intense social hierarchies through new moral norms of authority and purity. Finally, Part IV explains the rational and cultural evolution of moral progress and moral regress as human societies experienced gains and losses in inclusivity and equality. Moral progress against racism, homophobia, speciesism, sexism, classism, and global injustice depends on integration of privileged and oppressed people in physical space, social roles, and democratic decision making. The central idea in the book is that all these major evolutionary transitions, from ancestral apes to modern societies, and now human survival of climate change, depend on co-evolution between morality, knowledge, and complex social structure"--
Just Another Ape
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Author : Helene Guldberg
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2013-11-12
Just Another Ape written by Helene Guldberg and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-12 with Philosophy categories.
Today, the belief that human beings are special is distinctly out of fashion. Almost every day we are presented with new revelations about how animals are so much more like us than we ever imagined. The argument is at its most powerful when it comes to our closest living relatives - the great apes. This book argues that whatever first impressions might tell us, apes are really not 'just like us'. Science has provided strong evidence that the boundaries between us and other species are vast. Unless we hold on to the belief in our exceptional abilities we will never be able to envision or build a better future - in which case, we might as well be monkeys.
Reaching Into Thought
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Author : Anne E. Russon
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1998-11-26
Reaching Into Thought written by Anne E. Russon and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-26 with Psychology categories.
This book investigates current field and theoretical information on great ape cognition.
The Great Ape Project
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Author : Paola Cavalieri
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1996
The Great Ape Project written by Paola Cavalieri and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Nature categories.
With such assertions throughout, it is no wonder that The Great Ape Project has been embroiled in controversy even before its American publication.
The Great Apes
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Author : Chris Herzfeld
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-11-14
The Great Apes written by Chris Herzfeld and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-14 with Science categories.
A unique, beautifully illustrated exploration of our fascination with our closest primate relatives, and the development of primatology as a discipline This insightful work is a compact but wide-ranging survey of humankind’s relationship to the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans), from antiquity to the present. Replete with fascinating historical details and anecdotes, it traces twists and turns in our construction of primate knowledge over five hundred years. Chris Herzfeld outlines the development of primatology and its key players and events, including well-known long-term field studies, notably the pioneering work by women such as Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. Herzfeld seeks to heighten our understanding of great apes and the many ways they are like us. The reader will encounter apes living in human families, painting apes, apes who use American Sign Language, and chimpanzees who travelled in space. A philosopher and historian specializing in primatology, Herzfeld offers thought-provoking insights about our perceptions of apes, as well as the boundary between “human” and “ape” and what it means to be either.
Bonobo
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Author : Frans B. M. Waal
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1997
Bonobo written by Frans B. M. Waal and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Nature categories.
Primatologist Frans de Waal and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting present the most up-to-date perspective available on the bonobo, the least known of the great apes. 75 color plates.
The Ape That Understood The Universe
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Author : Steve Stewart-Williams
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-21
The Ape That Understood The Universe written by Steve Stewart-Williams and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-21 with Psychology categories.
The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our altruistic tendencies, and our culture? The book tackles these issues by drawing on two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory. The guiding assumption is that humans are animals, and that like all animals, we evolved to pass on our genes. At some point, however, we also evolved the capacity for culture - and from that moment, culture began evolving in its own right. This transformed us from a mere ape into an ape capable of reshaping the planet, travelling to other worlds, and understanding the vast universe of which we're but a tiny, fleeting fragment. Featuring a new foreword by Michael Shermer.
Great Ape Societies
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Author : Linda Frances Marchant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Great Ape Societies written by Linda Frances Marchant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Animal societies categories.
Great Apes And Humans
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Author : Benjamin B. Beck
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2014-05-27
Great Apes And Humans written by Benjamin B. Beck and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-27 with Science categories.
The great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans -- are known to be our closest living relatives. Chimpanzees in particular share 98 percent of our DNA, and scientists widely agree that they exhibit intellectual abilities long thought to be unique to humans, such as self-awareness and the ability to interpret the moods and identify the needs of others. The close relation of apes to humans raises important ethical questions. Are they better protected in the wild or in zoos? Should they be used in biomedical research? Should they be afforded the same legal protections as humans? Great Apes and Humans is the first book to present a spectrum of viewpoints on human responsibilities toward great apes. A variety of field biologists, academic scientists, zoo professionals, psychologists, sociologists, ethicists, and legal scholars consider apes in both the wild and captivity. They present sobering statistics on the declining numbers of wild apes, specifically discussing the decimation of great ape populations due to wild game consumption. They explore the role of apes in the educational missions of zoos as well as the need for sanctuaries for wild ape orphans and former research subjects. After examining the social division between apes and humans from historical, evolutionary, and cognitive perspectives, they conclude by reviewing the current moral and legal status of great apes as well as how apes' cognitive skills inform these issues. Although this provocative book contains many different opinions, the uniting concern of the contributors is the safety and well-being of great apes. Only by continuing the dialogue so clearly presented here can we hope to ensure their future.
The Late Great Ape Debate
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Author : Bayard Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Standard Publishing
Release Date : 2008
The Late Great Ape Debate written by Bayard Taylor and has been published by Standard Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
o Creation vs. evolution unpacked from the lenses of worldviews and theology—not science vs. the Bibleo Creation vs. evolution—often seen as Big Science vs. the Bible—consistently is in the cultural landscapeo Great standalone book, but also has a discussion guide for use as a small group resourceo Provides tools to allow teens and young adults to successfully enter discussion on this difficult subject