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The Arrogant Ape - And A New Way To See Humanity

English · Hardback

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Drawing on the author''s work with primates - as well as on psychological experiments, language and anecdote - this book explores the widespread idea that humans are superior to animals, and argues that we need to divest ourselves of this belief in order to stop destroying the planet and ensure a habitable environment for future species. It shows how our belief in our superior intelligence and importance is not actually inherent in us, and not something many children share, but something learned and acquired by the time we are adults, in Western culture in particular. It also explores how our belief that we are ''above'' nature has contributed to climate change but also to pandemics like Covid 19. In the market this would sit alongside other books like Entangled Life, Other Minds and The Hidden Life of Trees, about nature and the intelligence of non-human life forms - but what sets this book apart is its particular focus on the link between human exceptionalism and the ecological crisis.>

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Christine Webb

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Authors CHRISTINE WEBB, Christine Webb, Webb Christine
Publisher Abacus
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.05.2024
 
EAN 9781408717721
ISBN 978-1-4087-1772-1
No. of pages 336
Dimensions 158 mm x 236 mm x 34 mm
Subjects Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works

Climate Change, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, natural history, Popular philosophy, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Primates

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