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| Great Apes and Humans: The Ethics of Coexistence | 
| Authors: Benjamin B. Beck, Arnold Arluke, Elizabeth F. Stevens, Jane Goodall
Creator: Bejamin B. Beck
Publisher: Smithsonian
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 756722
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1560989696
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.88
EAN: 9781560989691
ASIN: 1560989696
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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Product Description
The close relation of apes to humans raises important ethical questions. Are they better protected in the wild or in zoos? Should they be used in biomedical research? Should they be afforded the same legal protections as humans? In Great Apes and Humans, field biologists, academic scientists, zoo professionals, psychologists, sociologists, ethicists, and legal scholars come together to present a spectrum of viewpoints on human responsibilities toward great apes united by concern for their safety and well-being.
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A little bit for everyone July 15, 2008
This is a fascinating, eclectic collection of observations by a wide range of interests. From the purely academic, to the impassioned researcher, to the perspective of zoos and medical laboratories... Their observations will stretch your mind in all directions.
I have to admit that there were paragraphs that went so deeply into Latin terms that I had to skip over them. But that was rare -- mostly, I appreciated the fact that the authors didn't take their readers for idiots, and totally engaged us in their thinking and their arguments.
The reader is left with the impression that people may have different ideas about what the great apes need to thrive, but all of us are trying our best to give our primate relatives the respect and rights they deserve.
One can't help but be left with an uneasy feeling, however... With all of these great minds, doubtedlessly representing colleagues the world over --WHY CAN'T WE COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE THE GREAT APES FROM THEIR COMING DESTRUCTION?
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