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“The possibility that empathy is part of our primate heritage ought to makes us happy, but we're not in the habit of embracing our nature. When people commit genocide, we call them "animals". But when they give to the poor, we praise them for being "humane". We like to claim the latter behavior for ourselves.”

Evolution Empathy Human Animals Homo Sapiens Primate

Book:Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

Source: Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

“Though bonobos tend to be a lot hairier than us—and they don’t build houses or churches or Pentagons like we do—these primates look and act remarkably human. They often even go beyond the merely “human,” and enter the realm of the truly “humane.”

Human Humane Bonobos Bonobo Primate

Book:The Bonobo Way

Source: The Bonobo Way

“Meslek ya da eğilim gereği insan üzerinde çok düşündüğümüz zaman primat maymunlara özlem duyduğumuz olur.”

Universe Existentialism Primate

Book:The fall

Source: The fall

“Behavior doesn't fossilize. This is why speculations about human prehistory are often based on what we know about other primates. Their behavior indicates the range of behavior our ancestors may have shown.”

Psychology Evolution Bonobo Primate

Book:Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

Source: Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

“Es cierto que en algunos animales superiores como en primates se ha observado comportamiento deductivo, pero este desarrollo ha sido comparado con el de un niño de dos años, a partir de esta edad, no existe parangón en la naturaleza sobre el desarrollo cognitivo humano.”

Animal Psicología Humano Cognición Primate

Book:Psicología Animal: Descubre qué papel juega en la vida

Source: Psicología Animal: Descubre qué papel juega en la vida