Dialogues on the Human Ape |
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Author:
| Dubreuil, Laurent Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue |
Series title: | Posthumanities Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5179-0565-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $63.95 |
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