Wild Justice
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animal behavior
anthropomorphizing
Author_Jessica Pierce
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behavioral flexibility
biology
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cognition
comfort
compassion
cooperation
dolphins
elephants
emotions
empathy
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evolution
fairness
grief
honor
justice
mammals
moral intelligence
morality
motivation
mourning
nonfiction
philosophy
primates
psychology
reciprocity
rodents
science
social networks
trust
wolves
zoology
Product details
- ISBN 9780226041612
- Weight: 482g
- Dimensions: 18 x 24mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2009
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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. With "Wild Justice", Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce unequivocally challenge this long-held view. Marrying years of behavioral and cognitive research with compelling and moving anecdotes, Bekoff and Pierce reveal that animals exhibit a broad repertoire of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Animals, in short, are incredibly adept social beings, relying on rules of conduct to navigate intricate social networks that are essential to their survival. Ultimately, Bekoff and Pierce draw the astonishing conclusion that there is no moral gap between humans and other species: morality is an evolved trait that we unquestionably share with other social mammals.
Marc 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 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.
