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§Author· 3 books
Frans de Waal
Franciscus Bernardus Maria de Waal (29 October 1948 – 14 March 2024) was a Dutch-American primatologist and ethologist. He was the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory,[1] and author of numerous books including Chimpanzee Politics (1982) and Our Inner Ape (2005). His research centered on primate social behavior, including conflict resolution, cooperation, inequity aversion, and food-sharing. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
§All Books
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal, 2016
44 ratings
Diversi
Frans de Waal, 2022
4 ratings
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
Frans de Waal, 2018
4 ratings
§ About Frans de Waal's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 3
- Published
- 2016–2022
- Average rating
- 4.0 / 5 across 52 ratings
- Genres
- Science, Lgbtq
Start here: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (2016)
A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." —Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Common questions about Frans de Waal
- What is Frans de Waal best known for?
- Frans de Waal is best known for Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, published in 2016 with 44 ratings and a 4.0 average. It is the most-rated of Frans de Waal's books on SansFiction.
- How many books has Frans de Waal written?
- SansFiction lists 3 books by Frans de Waal, published between 2016 and 2022. The most popular are Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, Diversi and Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves.
- Which Frans de Waal book should I read first?
- Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? is the usual place to start: it is Frans de Waal's most-rated book here, with a 4.0 average.
- What genres does Frans de Waal write?
- Frans de Waal's books on SansFiction are tagged Science and Lgbtq.