The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes compassion human justice
I describe in 'Chimpanzee Politics' how the alpha male needs broad support to reach the top spot. He needs some close allies and he needs many group members to be on his side. Frans de Waal allyalphabroad Change image and share on social
Empathy probably started out as a mechanism to improve maternal care. Mammalian mothers who were attentive to their young's needs were more likely to rear successful offspring. Frans de Waal attentivecareempathy Change image and share on social
Bonobo studies started in the '70s and came to fruition in the '80s. Then in the '90s, all of a sudden, boom, they ended because of the warfare in the Congo. It was really bad for the bonobo and ironic that people with their warfare were preventing us from studying the hippies of the primate world. Frans de Waal 70s80s90s share on social
I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. Guy Pearce explorationfilmform Change image and share on social
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense. Marcus Tullius Cicero consistdecencygive Change image and share on social