The Soul Of The Ape
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before primatology became a formal science, Eugène Marais ventured into the South African wilderness to live among a troop of wild chimpanzees, producing one of the most remarkable and pioneering works of animal observation ever written. The Soul of the Ape chronicles Marais's years of patient, intimate study of primate behaviour in their natural habitat, presenting startling insights into memory, consciousness, and the emotional inner lives of our closest animal relatives — insights that were decades ahead of their time. Written with the lyrical precision of a poet and the rigorous curiosity of a naturalist, this landmark work sits at the fascinating intersection of science and philosophy, arguing compellingly that the boundary between human and animal consciousness is far more permeable than the scientific orthodoxy of Marais's era dared to admit. A tragic figure in the history of science — his findings were allegedly plagiarised by Nobel laureate Maurice Maeterlinck — Marais wrote with a melancholic brilliance that lends the text an almost mythic quality. Readers who finish the final page will find themselves quietly questioning what, if anything, truly separates the human mind from that of the ape.
Author: Eugène Marais
Format: Paperback
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before primatology became a formal science, Eugène Marais ventured into the South African wilderness to live among a troop of wild chimpanzees, producing one of the most remarkable and pioneering works of animal observation ever written. The Soul of the Ape chronicles Marais's years of patient, intimate study of primate behaviour in their natural habitat, presenting startling insights into memory, consciousness, and the emotional inner lives of our closest animal relatives — insights that were decades ahead of their time. Written with the lyrical precision of a poet and the rigorous curiosity of a naturalist, this landmark work sits at the fascinating intersection of science and philosophy, arguing compellingly that the boundary between human and animal consciousness is far more permeable than the scientific orthodoxy of Marais's era dared to admit. A tragic figure in the history of science — his findings were allegedly plagiarised by Nobel laureate Maurice Maeterlinck — Marais wrote with a melancholic brilliance that lends the text an almost mythic quality. Readers who finish the final page will find themselves quietly questioning what, if anything, truly separates the human mind from that of the ape.