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Dialogues on the Human Ape (Hardcover)
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Dialogues on the Human Ape (Hardcover)
Series: Posthumanities
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A primatologist and a humanist together explore the meaning of
being a "human animal" Humanness is typically defined by our
capacity for language and abstract thinking. Yet decades of
research led by the primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh has shown
that chimpanzees and bonobos can acquire human language through
signing and technology. Drawing on this research, Dialogues of the
Human Ape brings Savage-Rumbaugh into conversation with the
philosopher Laurent Dubreuil to explore the theoretical and
practical dimensions of what being a "human animal" means. In their
use of dialogue as the primary mode of philosophical and scientific
inquiry, the authors transcend the rigidity of scientific and
humanist discourses, offering a powerful model for the
dissemination of speculative hypotheses and open-ended debates
grounded in scientific research. Arguing that being human is an
epigenetically driven process rather than a fixed characteristic
rooted in genetics or culture, this book suggests that while
humanness may not be possible in every species, it can emerge in
certain supposedly nonhuman species. Moving beyond irrational
critiques of ape consciousness that are motivated by arrogant,
anthropocentric views, Dialogues on the Human Ape instead takes
seriously the continuities between the ape mind and the human mind,
addressing why language matters to consciousness, free will, and
the formation of the "human animal" self.
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