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First published as a Norton paperback 2014
Reproductions of Hieronymus Bosch’s paintings were derived from freely licensed file repositories in the public domain, such as Wikimedia Commons, using fragments of larger paintings: The Garden of Earthly Delights, Ascent of the Blessed, and The Last Judgment. The cartoon of T. H. Huxley by Carlo Pellegrini first appeared in Vanity Fair of 28 January 1871. All other illustrations are pencil and ink drawings or photographs made by the author, except for two photographs of bonobo “Vic,” which are reproduced with permission of the photographer, Marian Brickner.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948–
The bonobo and the atheist : in search of humanism among the primates / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author. — First edition.
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ISBN 978-0-393-07377-5 (hardcover)
1. Bonobo—Behavior. 2. Altruistic behavior in animals. 3. Ethics. 4. Empathy. 5. Human-animal relationships. 6. Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948– 7. Primatologists—Biography. I. Title.
QL737.P96W315 2013
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ISBN 978-0-393-34779-1 pbk.
ISBN 978-0-393-08919-6 (e-book)
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