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Dialogues on the Human Ape /

A primatologist and a humanist together explore the meaning of being a "human animal." Humanness is typically defined by our capacity for language and abstract thinking. Yet decades of research led by the primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh has shown that chimpanzees and bonobos can acquire...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Dubreuil, Laurent (Author), Savage-Rumbaugh, E. Sue, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Posthumanities ; 48.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Dialogues
  • On animals and apes
  • On dialogue and consciousness
  • On the flavors of consciousness
  • On language and apes
  • On free will
  • Appendix : a timeline of ape language research.