Bibliograph

Not so different, finding human nature in animals, Nathan H. Lents

Type

Label

Not so different, finding human nature in animals, Nathan H. Lents

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Not so different

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

930681938

Responsibility statement

Nathan H. Lents

Sub title

finding human nature in animals

Summary

With evidence from psychology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, anthropology and ethnolgy, the biologist Nathan H. Lents argues that the same evolutionary forces of cooperation and competition have shaped both humans and animals

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Emotions, drives, and the brain -- 1. Why do we play? -- 2. Animal systems of justice -- 3. Moral animals -- 4. Sexual politics -- 5. Do animals fall in love? -- 6. The agony of grief -- 7. Jealous beasts : the dark side of love -- 8. Darker still : envy, greed, and power -- 9. Afraid of the dark -- 10. The richness of animal communication -- Epilogue. Metacognition, self-awareness, and the mind

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