Chimpanzee Politics
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As we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity.
Frans de Waal es un autor que profundiza en la complejidad del comportamiento animal con una profunda visión de sus emociones e inteligencia. Su obra resalta los sorprendentes paralelismos entre el mundo animal y el humano, desafiando nuestras perspectivas antropocéntricas. De Waal pone de relieve las dimensiones éticas y cognitivas de la vida animal, invitando a la reflexión sobre nuestra relación con otras especies.


As we watch the chimpanzees of Arnhem behave in ways we recognize from Machiavelli (and from the nightly news), de Waal reminds us again that the roots of politics are older than humanity.
The author challenges those who have declared ethics uniquely human. Making a case for a morality grounded in biology, he shows that ethical behaviour, in humans and animals alike, is as much a matter of evolution as any other trait. Anecdotes, theories and data are used throughout.