To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower to declare that the rest of the building is irrelevant, that the precious concept of "tower" ought to be reserved for the summit.


Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (ed. Princeton University Press, 2009) - ISBN: 9781400830336

Frans de Waal Quotes

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower...

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower...

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower...

To neglect the common ground with other primates, and to deny the evolutionary roots of human morality, would be like arriving at the top of a tower...