“Studies of reconciliation in primates have demonstrated that if the relationship value increases between two parties they are more willing to make peace.” IfsTwoValuesPartyStudyWillingIncreaseReconciliationMaking PeacePrimates Author:Frans de Waal
“Females avoid conflict. They are afraid of violence. The males, on the other hand, are less averse to strife. But once conflict breaks out, the males are much better at reconciling. In a study done in Finland, children who had quarreled were asked how much longer they intended to be angry at one another. The boys proudly said: "Oh, at least one or two days." The girls said "forever".” ChildrenSaidTwoDoneHandsGirlBoysBreakForeverStudyViolenceConflictFemaleAngryMalesStrifeTwo DaysBreak OutFinland Author:Frans de Waal
“Humans became easy prey when they moved from the forest to the savanna, which deprived them of the option of climbing trees to flee predators. This shift made it necessary for the men to actively protect the women and their babies. Only as a result of this protection were women able to give birth in shorter intervals, perhaps once every two or three years. This meant that they could produce offspring about twice as frequently as apes. I would be willing to bet that this rapid reproduction is one of the reasons why we dominate the world today, and not the apes.” MenWorldGivingYearsHumansMadeTwoReasonWould BeTodayAbleThreeEasyResultsTreeProduceWillingHe ManBabyBirthProtectMovedProtectionForestsMade ItReason WhyClimbingThree YearsPreyRapidsDeprivedApesWorld TodayOffspringReproductionPredatorIntervalsClimbing TreesSavanna Author:Frans de Waal
“It is hard to get animals which normally pay little attention to each other to do things together. One can teach dolphins to jump simultaneously out of the water precisely because they show similar behavior spontaneously, but try to make two domestic cats jump together and you will fail.” TryingLittlesTwoHardShowsTogetherWaterAnimalPayAttentionTeachFailingBehaviorCatDolphins Author:Frans de Waal
“After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better to tie them together into one economic pact so they would invest in each other and have mutual stakes. Until now, that has worked to prevent warfare between the two.” WorldTwoWarWould BeTogetherOrderEconomicDecidedTiesWar Of The WorldsMutualStakesWorld War IiWarfarePact Author:Frans de Waal
“If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, … a sense of fairness, and the other one is empathy and compassion.” IfsTwoInspirationMotivationAsksCompassionMoralityEmpathyFactorsFairnessReciprocityCompassion And Empathy Author:Frans de Waal
