लेखक: Frans de Waal

Can virtuous behavior be explained by nature, and not by human rational choice? ‘It’s the animal in us, ‘ we often hear when we’ve been bad. But why not when we’re good? Primates and Philosophers tac …

Why birds are smarter than we think Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a ‘birdbrain.’ Yet in the past two decades, th …

Woher kommt die Moral? Wie hilft sie uns dabei, richtig zu handeln? De Waal beantwortet Fragen rund um Moral und Humanismus mit Blick auf Primaten und andere Tiere, die uns erstaunlich nahestehen: Im …

Je größer die Katastrophe wird, desto kleiner erscheinen die Alternativen – so könnte man die gegenwärtige Lage zusammenfassen. Trotz der gewaltigen ungelösten sozialen und ökologischen Probleme werd …

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Mama’s Last Hug opens with the moving farewell between Mama, a dying chimpanzee matriarch, and her human friend, a professor who inspired the author’s work. Their parting, the video of which has been …

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‘Kindness and co-operation have played a crucial role in raising humans to the top of the evolutionary tree … We have thrived on the milk of human kindness.’ Observer BY THE AUTHOR OF ARE WE SMART …

We have long attributed man’s violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy and morality by virtue of our genes? From a scie …

What separates your mind from the mind of an animal? Maybe you think it’s your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future – all traits that have helped us define ou …

In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral beh …

A New York Times bestseller: ‘A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds.’ —Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Anima …

A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award ‘Game-changing.’ —Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book Review Mama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploratio …

Sind Affen die besseren Menschen? De Waal schildert in seinem Meisterwerk anschaulich, wie Tiere – insbesondere Menschenaffen – empfinden, mitempfinden, leiden, sich freuen, sozial sind, trauern, wüt …

Longlisted for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award ‘Every new book by Frans de Waal is a cause for excitement, and this one is no different. A breath of fresh air in the cramped debate …

Ist jemand »auf den Hund gekommen«, so ist er oder sie in schlimme Umstände geraten. Die Gesundheit ist ruiniert oder Hab und Gut verloren. »Auf den Hund gekommen« wird aber auch wörtlich verwendet, …

A ground-breaking look at gender and sex from the world’s leading primatologist and New York Times bestselling author of ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW SMART ANIMALS ARE?’Brilliant and fascinating.. …

The first edition of Frans de Waal’s Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists fo …

»Dieses Buch ist großartig! Frans de Waal ist nicht nur einer der angesehensten Primatologen der Welt – er ist auch ein mutiger Feminist.« Sy Montgomery, Autorin von »Rendevous mit einem Oktopus« Uns …

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Book Five in the Award-Winning “Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone” series “Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone.”—Jane Gooda …