What did Frans de Waal mean by: I think we need to start thinking about grounding our moral systems in our biology. - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands Copy
+ The thinking is that we started evolving language not by speaking but by gesturing. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, Frans de Waal, Evolve, Language, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ If I were God, I’d work on the reach of empathy. Feraz Zeid, August 13, 2023December 12, 2023, Frans de Waal, Compassion, Generosity, Love, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ When it comes to social interaction, the chimpanzees appear to be just as intelligent as we are. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, Frans de Waal, Intelligent, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ Humans have a lot of pro-social tendencies. Feraz Zeid, October 18, 2023December 26, 2023, Frans de Waal, Human, Tendencies, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, Frans de Waal, Benefit, Cost, War, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ There’s actually a lot of evidence in primates and other animals that they return favors. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, Frans de Waal, Animal, Motivational, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ Human morality is unthinkable without empathy. Feraz Zeid, September 10, 2023December 24, 2023, Frans de Waal, Empathy, Morality, Unthinkable, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
+ The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, Frans de Waal, Compassion, Justice, Pillars, 0 - Frans de Waal Primatologist · Netherlands
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