"The Age of Empathy" excerpt 3

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Channel: Byenia · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Yet another excerpt from Frans de Waal's audiobook titled "The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons For a Kinder Society" (2009; read by Alan Sklar; disc 5, tracks 4-5) on the subject of primates and humans evolving in group environments and arguing that altruism is emotionally driven.

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