The Naked Ape
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The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
6 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2010–2019.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
The Naked Ape and Hayek and Flow are around the notion that humans are their own thing. They are tribal and hierarchical and territorial and violent and not nearly as self-aware or even aware of our surroundings as we think we are.
The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal". Looking at humans as just another animal through the lens of a zoologist is eye opening
The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris -- a zoological study of homo sapiens.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models? 2017 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Which non-technology book has influenced you the most and why? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009? 2010 · 1 recommendation