Tag: Jane Goodall
Who (or What) First Used Tools?
It’s not stone tool use that is exclusive to humans; vultures can do that too. It’s the ability to form abstract ideas.
Studying Chimps Is “Politics by Other Means”
A recent book in which chimpanzee experts reflect on their work tells us a good deal about the chimpanzee expert world.
Jane Goodall Meets the God Hypothesis
Goodall proves that rejecting materialism is not the end of the story. Even opening up the floor for intelligent design is not the end of the story.
Rats Are People, Too!
A philosopher and a bioethicist want a “Jane Goodall” to come forward as “an ambassador for rats.”
Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist
A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.”