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The age of empathy nature's lessons for a kinder society

An investigation of empathy in both humans and animals.

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  • "共情时代・第六日译丛"
  • "Gong qing shi dai, Di liu ri yi cong"

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  • "An investigation of empathy in both humans and animals."@en
  • "Publisher description: By studying social behaviors in animals, such as bonding, the herd instinct, the forming of trusting alliances, expressions of consolation, and conflict resolution, Frans de Waal demonstrates that animals-and humans-are "preprogrammed to reach out." He has found that chimpanzees care for mates that are wounded by leopards, elephants offer "reassuring rumbles" to youngsters in distress, and dolphins support sick companions near the water's surface to prevent them from drowning. From day one humans have innate sensitivities to faces, bodies, and voices; we've been designed to feel for one another. De Waal's theory runs counter to the assumption that humans are inherently selfish, which can be seen in the fields of politics, law, and finance, and whichseems to be evidenced by the current greed-driven stock market collapse. But he cites the public's outrage at the U.S. government's lack of empathy in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as a significant shift in perspective-one that helped Barack Obama become elected and ushered in what may well become an Age of Empathy. Through a better understanding of empathy's survival value in evolution, de Waal suggests, we can work together toward a more just society based on a more generous and accurate view of human nature."@en
  • ""There is a widely held assumption that humans are hard-wired for relentless and ruthless competition ... Frans de Waal sees nature differently - as a biological legacy in which empathy, not mere self interest, is shared by humans, bonobos and animals." Ben Macintyre, 'The Times'"A pioneer in primate studies, Frans de Waal sees our better side in chimps, especially our capacity for empathy ... Dr de Waal has gathered ample evidence that our ability to identify with another's distress ... has deep roots in the origin of our species." 'The Wall Street Journal'"Freshly topical ... a."@en
  • "From an internationally renowned authority on primatology and psychology comes a fascinating investigation of empathy in both humans and animals."
  • "From an internationally renowned authority on primatology and psychology comes a fascinating investigation of empathy in both humans and animals."@en

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  • "The age of empathy nature's lessons for a kinder society"@en
  • "The age of empathy nature's lessons for a kinder society"
  • "The Age of Empathy Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society"@en
  • "Gong qing shi dai"
  • "The age of empathy : nature's lessons for a kinder society"
  • "The age of empathy : nature's lessons for a kinder society"@en
  • "共情时代"
  • "The Age of empathy : nature's lessons for a kinder society"
  • "Een tijd voor empathie : wat de natuur ons leert over een betere samenleving"

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