The Moral Lives of Animals (Hardcover) by Dale Peterson

from CarolO

The author uses a lot of wonderful animal stories as examples throughout the book. I really enjoyed reading the examples but I have to confess to skimming through a lot of the rest of the book, I just couldn't seem to get interested in the meat of the book. I don't know why but I didn't connect w...

from HadriantheBlind

A fascinating and only-too-relevant idea, but mired in confusing discussions, controversial evo-psych descriptions of people, and a lack of organization.It is interesting to learn about the concept of morality and altruism as seen in animals, but I will have to look elsewhere.

from CarolO

The author uses a lot of wonderful animal stories as examples throughout the book. I really enjoyed reading the examples but I have to confess to skimming through a lot of the rest of the book, I just couldn't seem to get interested in the meat of the book. I don't know why but I didn't connect w...

from brewergirl

I struggled with this book and put it down several times. I like the idea of the subject, but I found it hard to get through. There were too many paragraphs that I had to stop and re-read to parse out what was being said. It reminded me of an ethics/philosophy course that I took in college ... an...

from SunnySD

As much or more about the morality of humans and our nature as it is about the creatures we share the earth with, Peterson's book covers some interesting territory. Drawing on classic literature (Moby Dick appears frequently) and philosophy, and citing research and theory from well-known scientis...