The editors argue that future research into complex animal societies and intelligence will change the perception of animals as gene machines, programmed to act in particular ways and perhaps elevate them to a status much closer to our own. At a time when humans are perceived more biologically than ever before, and animals as more cultural, are we about to witness the dawn of a truly unified social science, one with a distinctly cross-specific perspective?
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The editors argue that future research into complex animal societies and intelligence will change the perception of animals as gene machines, programmed to act in particular ways and perhaps elevate them to a status much closer to our own. At a time when humans are perceived more biologically than ever before, and animals as more cultural, are we about to witness the dawn of a truly unified social science, one with a distinctly cross-specific perspective?
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2005 |
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Editors | Frans B. M. De Waal, Peter L. Tyack |
Dimensions | 213 x 161 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 640 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-01823-5 |
Barcode | 9780674018235 |
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LSN | 0-674-01823-0 |