Frans B. M. de Waal is C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Psychology Department and Director of Living Links, part of the Yerkes Primate Center, Emory University. Pier Francesco Ferrari is Assistant Professor in Biology at the School of Medicine at the Universita di Parma, Italy.
Presents an authoritative, surprising and enriching picture of our
monkey and ape cousins...The Primate Mind suggests that it may not
be the capacity to imitate, but the motivation to do so that sets
us apart from other animals. Like all good suggestions, this opens
the door to more questions about the mechanisms and evolution of
such motivation--and, ultimately, about how our own social minds
evolved from the deeply interconnected minds of our primate
cousins. -- Christian Keysers * Nature *
[The Primate Mind] showcases cutting-edge thinking about primate
psychology and neurology...Even for non-specialists, The Primate
Mind offers the excitement of seeing science begin to offer
concrete answers to such fundamental and ancient human questions.
-- Adam Kirsch * Barnes & Noble Review *
The research represented in this book clearly pushes the boundaries
of what is known about how primates think, feel, and view the world
and others around them. Overall, the book provides a wealth of
fascinating and intriguing insights into primate minds. -- S. C.
Baker * Choice *
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