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The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
The Age of Empathy Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society Author:Frans de Waal An engrossing, lucid exploration of the origins of human morality that challenges our most basic assumptions, from the world’s leading primatologist — Is it really human nature to stab one another in the back in our climb up the corporate ladder? Competitive, selfish behaviour is often explained away as instinctive, thanks to evolution and “s... more »urvival of the fittest,” but in fact humans are equally hard-wired for empathy. Using research from the fields of anthropology, psychology, animal behaviour, and neuroscience, de Waal brilliantly argues that humans are group animals — highly cooperative, sensitive to injustice, and mostly peace-loving — just like other primates, elephants, and dolphins. This revelation has profound implications for everything from politics to office culture.« less