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001			on1313483158
003			OCoLC
005			20220824114024.0
008			220411s2022 nyu e b 001 0 eng d
040			_aTOH _beng _erda _cTOH _dRNL _dWCFLS _dIHY _dOTP _dILC _dSDG _dVP@ _dNFG
020			_a9780316388061 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0316388068 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1313483158
092			_a591.513 _bG819
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aGregg, Justin, _eauthor. _9240835
245	1	0	_aIf Nietzsche were a narwhal : _bwhat animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity / _cJustin Gregg.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bLittle Brown & Company _c2022.
300			_a308 pages ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages (269-291) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- The why specialists: a story of hats, bets, and chicken butts -- To be honest: the power and pitfalls of lying -- Death wisdom: the downside of knowing the future -- The gay albatross around our necks: the problems with human morality - The mystery of the happy bee: it's time to talk about the "c" word -- Prognostic myopia: our shortsighted farsightedness -- Human exceptionalism: are we winning? -- Epilogue: Why save a slug?
520			_aIf Nietzsche Were a Narwhal overturns everything we thought we knew about human intelligence, and asks the question: would humans be better off as narwhals? Or some other, less brainy species? There's a good argument to be made that humans might be a less successful animal species precisely because of our amazing, complex intelligence. All our unique gifts like language, math, and science do not make us happier or more "successful" (evolutionarily speaking) than other species. Our intelligence allowed us to split the atom, but we've harnessed that knowledge to make machines of war. We are uniquely susceptible to bullshit (though, cuttlefish may be the best liars in the animal kingdom); our bizarre obsession with lawns has contributed to the growing threat of climate change; we are sexually diverse like many species yet stand apart as homophobic; and discriminate among our own as if its natural, which it certainly is not. Is our intelligence more of a curse than a gift? As scientist Justin Gregg persuasively argues, there's an evolutionary reason why human intelligence isn't more prevalent in the animal kingdom. Simply put, non-human animals don't need it to be successful. And, miraculously, their success arrives without the added baggage of destroying themselves and the planet in the process.
650		0	_aAnimal intelligence. _936510
650		0	_aIntellect. _940912
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