The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society - Tapa dura

An important and timely message about the biological roots of human kindness. --Desmond Morris

Animals are a profound source of comfort about the human condition... He offers a plethora of examples to show that empathy, kindness and caring are as natural as violence and rivalry... De Waal s writing is appropriately warm, engaging and empathetic... as de Waal affirms, the more we learn about nature, the more richly we're able to imagine a better society. --The Independent

De Waal wants to show that sociability and kindness are just as hardwired and biologically ancient... Fellow-feeling is observed throughout the book in apes, monkeys, rats, dolphins, and even fish. --Guardian

From chimpanzees caring for mates that have been wounded by leopards, elephants reassuring youndsters in distress to dolphins preventing sick companions from drowning, 'The Age of Empathy' demonstrates that animals are guided by cooperation.