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- Empathy as a complex emotion is different. It requires awareness of the other person's feelings and of one's own reactions. The appropriate reaction may not…
- As in a Russian doll, however, the outer layers always contain an inner core. Instead of evolution having replaced simpler forms of empathy with more…
- The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing politicians…
- Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior.
- We start out postulating sharp boundaries, such as between humans and apes, or between apes and monkeys, but are in fact dealing with sand castles…
- I have often noticed how primate groups in their entirety enter a similar mood. All of a sudden, all of them are playful, hopping around.…
- I've argued that many of what philosophers call moral sentiments can be seen in other species. In chimpanzees and other animals, you see examples of…
- The fact that the apes exist and that we can study them is extremely important and makes us reflect on ourselves and our human nature.…
- After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better…
- I am personally not against keeping animals at zoos, as they serve a huge educational purpose, but treating them well and with respect seems the…
- If you look at national economies today, for example, the American economy, the European economy, the Indians, the Chinese, we're all tied together. If one…
- Most exotic animals are not particularly interested in people, which makes it hard to provoke them. Human-rearing gets them used to and sometimes imprinted on…
- There are many reasons for kindness, and religion is just one of them.
- Closeness to animals creates the desire to understand them, and not just a little piece of them, but the whole animal. It makes us wonder…
- Experiments with animals have long been handicapped by our anthropocentric attitude: We often test them in ways that work fine with humans but not so…
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- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster