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| Primate Altruism and Innate Morality |
| April 28, 2017 |
It turns out our primate cousins show remarkable altruism and kindness, suggesting we're hardwired for systems of morality, with or without religion. |
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| Tracing Ethics to Our Animal Cousins |
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From chimpanzees to bonobos, primates can be amazingly altruistic-- consoling distressed group members, even prying rocks from fighting males' hands. Biologist Frans de Waal explains how we humans can trace traits like empathy, justice, and cooperation all the way back to our animal ancestors. From April 2013.
Frans de Waal, author of The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates |
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| Through the Pen, Finding Friendship and Spirituality |
April 28, 2017 |
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Back in 2004, Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith met in a creative writing class. Spiritual seekers, they began exchanging handwritten letters and eight years later, they haven't stopped. The best of their exchanges are now compiled in a book. From May 2013.
Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith, authors of Love & Salt: A Spiritual Friendship |
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