Wild Justice

Informationen zum Autor Marc Bekoff (http: //literati.net/Bekoff) has published numerous books, including The Emotional Lives of Animals , and has provided expert commentary for many media outlets, including the New York Times , CNN, and the BBC. Jessica Pierce (www.jessicapierce.net) has taught and written about philosophy for many years. She is the author of a number of books, including Morality Play: Case Studies in Ethics. 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: Bekoff, Marc Bekoff, Marc Pierce Bekoff, Marc/ Pierce Bekoff, Bekoff Marc, Jessica Pierce, Jessica (Center for Bioethics and Humanities Pierce, Pierce Jessica
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2010
• EAN: 9780226041636
• ISBN: 978-0-226-04163-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, Animal behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour