To endow animals with human emotions has long been a scientific taboo. But if we do not, we risk missing something fundamental, about both animals and us.
Science is not inherently good. - Frans De Waal
Science is not inherently good.
- Frans De Waal
Empathy probably started out as a mechanism to improve maternal care. Mammalian mothers who were attentive to their young's needs were more likely to… - Frans De Waal
Empathy probably started out as a mechanism to improve maternal care. Mammalian mothers who were attentive to their young's needs were more likely to…
To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower … - Frans De Waal
To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower …
Robin Hood had it right.Humanity's deepest wish is to spread the wealth. - Frans De Waal
Robin Hood had it right.Humanity's deepest wish is to spread the wealth.
If we look straight and deep into a chimpanzee's eyes, an intelligent self-assured personality looks back at us. If they are animals, what must we be? - Frans De Waal
If we look straight and deep into a chimpanzee's eyes, an intelligent self-assured personality looks back at us. If they are animals, what must we be?
We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees. - Frans De Waal
We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees.
The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice. - Frans De Waal
The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.
The role of inequity in society is grossly underestimated. Inequity is not good for your health, basically. - Frans De Waal
The role of inequity in society is grossly underestimated. Inequity is not good for your health, basically.
The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma. - Frans De Waal
The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion