Reveals that animals exhibit a broad repertoire of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. This book draws the conclusion that there is no moral gap between humans and other species: morality is an evolved trait that we unquestionably share with other social mammals.

Autorentext

Marc Bekoff (http://literati.net/Bekoff) has published numerous books, including The Ten Trusts and The Emotional Lives of Animals, and has provided expert commentary for many media outlets, including the New York Times, CNN, and the BBC. Jessica Pierce (www.newbioethics.com) is the author or coauthor of several books, including Morality Play: Case Studies in Ethics and Contemporary Bioethics.

Klappentext
Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity.