If Nietzsche were a narwhal : what animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity
Gregg, Justin2024
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Total copies: 2
What if human intelligence is actually more of a liability than a gift? After all, the animal kingdom, in all its diversity, gets by just fine without it. At first glance, human history is full of remarkable feats of intelligence, yet human exceptionalism can be a double-edged sword. With our unique cognitive prowess comes severe consequences, including existential angst, violence, discrimination, and the creation of a world teetering towards climate catastrophe. What if human exceptionalism is more of a curse than a blessing? As Justin Gregg puts it, there's an evolutionary reason why human intelligence isn't more prevalent in the animal kingdom.
Main title:
Author:
Gregg, Justin, author
Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781399712477 (pbk)
Dewey class:
153.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
717278