Bibliograph

Wild justice, the moral lives of animals, Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce

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Wild justice, the moral lives of animals, Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-174) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wild justice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

255140986

Responsibility statement

Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce

Sub title

the moral lives of animals

Summary

"Marrying years of behavioral and cognitive research with compelling and moving anecdotes, Bekoff and Pierce reveal that animals exhibit a broad repertoire of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Underlying these behaviors is a complex and nuanced range of emotions, backed by a high degree of intelligence and surprising behavioral flexibility. Animals, in short, are incredibly adept social beings, relying on rules of conduct to navigate intricate social networks that are essential to their survival."--Inside jacket

Table Of Contents

Preface: into the wild -- Morality in animal societies: an embarrassment of riches -- Foundations for wild justice: what animals do and what it means -- Cooperation: reciprocating rats and back-scratching baboons -- Empathy: mice in the sink -- Justice: honor and fair play among beasts -- Animal morality and its discontents: a new synthesis

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