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An important and timely message about the biological roots of

human kindness.

—Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape

Are we our brothers' keepers? Do we have an

instinct for compassion? Or are we, as is often assumed, only on

earth to serve our own survival and interests? In this

thought-provoking book, the acclaimed author of Our Inner Ape

examines how empathy comes naturally to a great variety of animals,

including humans.

By studying social behaviors in animals, such as

bonding, the herd instinct, the forming of trusting alliances,

expressions of consolation, and conflict resolution, Frans de Waal

demonstrates that animals–and humans–are "preprogrammed to reach

out." He has found that chimpanzees care for mates that are wounded

by leopards, elephants offer "reassuring rumbles" to youngsters in

distress, and dolphins support sick companions near the water's

surface to prevent them from drowning. From day one humans have

innate sensitivities to faces, bodies, and voices; we've been

designed to feel for one another.

De Waal's theory runs counter to the assumption

that humans are inherently selfish, which can be seen in the fields

of politics, law, and finance, and whichseems to be evidenced by

the current greed-driven stock market collapse. But he cites the

public's outrage at the U.S. government's lack of empathy in the

wake of Hurricane Katrina as a significant shift in perspective–one

that helped Barack Obama become elected and ushered in what may

well become an Age of Empathy. Through a better understanding of

empathy's survival value in evolution, de Waal suggests, we can

work together toward a more just society based on a more generous

and accurate view of human nature.

Written in layman's prose with a wealth of

anecdotes, wry humor, and incisive intelligence, The Age of Empathy

is essential reading for our embattled times.

From the Hardcover edition.

Preface

1  Biology, Left and Right

2  The Other Darwinism

3  Bodies Talking to Bodies

4  Someone Else's Shoes

5  The Elephant in the Room

6  Fair Is Fair

7  Crooked Timber

Notes

References

Index

Acknowledgments

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