Wild Justice - The Moral Lives of Animals

Klappentext Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Zusammenfassung Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions! warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors! including fairness! empathy! trust! and reciprocity.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Bekoff, Marc/ Pierce Bekoff, Pierce Bekoff, Bekoff Marc, Jessica Pierce, Jessica (Center for Bioethics and Humanities Pierce, Pierce Jessica
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.06.2009
• EAN: 9780226041612
• ISBN: 978-0-226-04161-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, Animal behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour