Moral behavior in animals | Frans de Waal

Why HN readers recommended it

Commenters call it a must-watch, funny and entertaining demonstration that morality has natural roots in animals.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

TED

Topic

animal morality

Format

talk

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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• This is the video that explains the best how the "morality" is natural even in the capuchin monkeys: [LINK] So, no to those that claim that, humans aren't special, and no, the good sides of morality don't come from religion, especially not from the modern …

• This is one of my favorite ted talks, on animal behaviour: [VIDEO] The examples of animals doing things the way they do are both funny and entertaining.

• I disagree because we are not doing it based on the Science we already know now; we can do much better. From behavioural psychology/social biology/game theory(Prisoner's dilemma) etc. we know Humans naturally have a in-group vs. out-group social structure. Within a group, cooperation with trust …