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

From an internationally renowned authority on primatology and psychology comes a fascinating investigation of empathy in both humans and animals.

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Main Author:	Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harmony Books, c2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Empathy. Social behavior in animals. Emotions. Emotions in animals. Helping behavior. Altruistic behavior in animals.
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Summary:	From an internationally renowned authority on primatology and psychology comes a fascinating investigation of empathy in both humans and animals.
Physical Description:	x, 291 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-284) and index.
ISBN:	9780307407764 0307407764
Author Notes:	FRANS DE WAAL is a Dutch-born biologist who lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the world's best-known primatologists, de Waal is C. H. Candler professor of psychology and director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences. In 2007, Time selected him as one of the World's 100 Most Influential People.