Survival of the Friendliest - Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

'Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring - and a riveting read.' Cass Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge

What is the secret to humanity's evolutionary success? Could it be our strength, our intellect... or something much nicer?

From the authors of New York Times bestseller The Genius of Dogs comes a powerful new idea about how 'friendliness' is the key factor in the flourishing of our species. Hare and Woods present an elegant new theory called self-domestication, looking at examples of co-operation and empathy and what this can tell us about the evolutionary success of Homo sapiens...

About the author

Brian Hare is Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, where he founded the Duke Canine Cognition Center. His research on 'dognition' has been published in the leading journals. With his wife Vanessa Woods, he cofounded the new dog intelligence testing and training company Canines Inc. To find out more, visit the Dognition website.
Vanessa Woods is a research scientist at the Duke Canine Cognition Center as well as an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in BBC Wildlife and New Scientist, among others. She is also author of the acclaimed memoir Bonobo Handshake, which tells the story of the scientic love affair and partnership with her husband, Brian Hare. With Hare, Woods cofounded the new dog intelligence testing and training company Canines Inc. To find out more, visit the Dognition website.

Summary

What is the secret to humanity’s evolutionary success? Could it be our strength, our intellect…or something much nicer?

Report

'Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring - and a riveting read. Hare and Woods have written the perfect book for our time.'
Cass Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge

Product details

• Authors: Bria Hare, Brian Hare, Brian Woods Hare, Hare Brian, Vanessa Woods
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.2021
• EAN: 9780861541294
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-129-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Zoology & animal sciences, Ethics & moral philosophy, Dogs as pets, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Zoology and animal sciences, Primates, Zoology: primates (primatology)