I learned late last night that primatologist Frans de Waal passed away. I am very saddened by this news. His contributions to primatology and moral origins were quite significant—and good. He had an influence on me, and I discuss his work in my most recent book. He almost blurbed my book, but felt the subject matter was too far afield for him. I did not hold it against him, though I was admittedly bummed by this.
I highly recommend his book The Bonobo and the Atheist. I did a review of it here on the blog, and will repost it shortly.
Thanks, Frans. You were a class act.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/science/frans-de-waal-died.html
