{"product_id":"9781608193646","title":"The Moral Lives of Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e Wild elephants walking along a trail stop and spontaneously try to \u003cbr\u003eprotect and assist a weak and dying fellow elephant. Laboratory rats, \u003cbr\u003efinding other rats caged nearby in distressing circumstances, proceed to\u003cbr\u003e rescue them. A chimpanzee in a zoo loses his own life trying to save an\u003cbr\u003e unrelated infant who has fallen into a watery moat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cbr\u003eexamples above and many others, argues Dale Peterson, show that our \u003cbr\u003efellow creatures have powerful impulses toward cooperation, generosity, \u003cbr\u003eand fairness. Yet it is commonly held that we Homo sapiens are the only \u003cbr\u003eanimals with a moral sense-that we are somehow above and apart from our \u003cbr\u003efellow creatures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This rigorous and stimulating book challenges \u003cbr\u003ethat notion, and it shows the profound connections-the moral \u003cbr\u003econtinuum-that link humans to many other species. Peterson shows how \u003cbr\u003emuch animal behavior follows principles embodied in humanity's ancient \u003cbr\u003emoral codes, from the Ten Commandments to the New Testament. \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the moral lives of animals offers new insight into our \u003cbr\u003eown. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172716527856,"sku":"9781608193646","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608193646_p0.jpg?v=1763834220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608193646","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}