The Soul of the Ape
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The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → work of animal psychology → work of ethology → |
| author |
Eugène Marais
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| basedOn |
field observations
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| countryOfOrigin |
South Africa
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| genre |
animal psychology
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ethology → |
| hasPart |
descriptions of baboon social structure
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reflections on animal mind → |
| hasTranslation |
English
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| influencedBy |
Eugène Marais’s field research
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| literaryForm |
essay
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scientific prose → |
| mainSubject |
animal behavior
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animal consciousness → baboons → primates → |
| movement |
early ethology
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| notableFor |
early study of primate psychology
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exploration of inner life of primates → pioneering work in ethology → |
| originalLanguage |
Afrikaans
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| philosophicalTheme |
continuity between human and animal minds
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nature of consciousness in animals → |
| publicationDate |
posthumous
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| relatedWork |
The Soul of the White Ant
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| setting |
South African veld
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Transvaal → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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Eugène Marais
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