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The Moral Lives of Animals
by Dale Peterson
ISBN: 1608193462
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coldtea · 2015-11-05 · Original thread
>umans are not born moral because morality is a human intellectual construct and is taught. Nature, without humanity, is neither moral nor amoral, it is just nature.

That's not exactly accurate. For one, animals are also capable of handling "intellectual constructs" (even if less complex) and teaching them to their offspring or herd.

Some starters: http://www.amazon.com/Can-Animals-Moral-Mark-Rowlands/dp/019...

http://www.amazon.com/Moral-Lives-Animals-Dale-Peterson/dp/1...