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Old 06-21-2012, 04:48 PM   #1391
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The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society - Frans de Waal

i'm a bit torn over this one

there are a lot of really amazing animal anecdotes on why natural selection should favor empathy and cooperation

but

i don't agree with the assumption that the default human society position is individualism - especially when it's argued using a blockbuster movie from 1987 as an example of proof

a small gripe - overall good read
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