In Defense of Dolphins: The New Moral FrontierHave humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment.
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Contents
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Chapter 1
Dolphins
The philosophical questions | 7 |
Chapter 2
The Anatomy and Physiology
of Living in the Water | 15 |
Chapter 3
Do Dolphins Think and Feel? | 46 |
Chapter 4
Can Dolphins Solve Problems
and Understand Language? | 81 |
Chapter 5
Dolphin Social Intelligence | 117 |
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