Dialogues on the Human Ape |
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| Author:
| Dubreuil, Laurent
Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue |
| Series title: | Posthumanities Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5179-0564-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $255.79 |
Book Description:
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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 human language through signing and technology.Drawing
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 human language through signing and technology.Drawing