The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates by Frans de Waal

The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates

Frans de Waal

289 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology religion science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but i...

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