The Good Earth

On the Origin of Cooperation

How culture and nature worked together so we can work together

From: The Decent of Man

Elephants, Horses, Dogs, and Us; The Question Concerning Heidegger

Born to Run

On the good, the bad, and the ugly of horseracing

From: Regarding Animals

Do Elephants Have Souls?

On the evidence for non-human intelligence, awareness, and emotion

From: Regarding Animals

Dog’s Best Friend

On disciplining pets and mastering ourselves

From: Regarding Animals

Evolution and the Illusion of Randomness

Survival, fitness, and the purposiveness of organisms

From: Recovering the Organism

Darwin’s World of Pain and Wonder

On the great scientist’s spiritual torment

An Animal to Save the World

Climate Change and the Polar Bear

A Debate Still Patently Alive