Our Inner Ape
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Our Inner Ape is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores human behavior and morality through comparisons with our closest primate relatives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Inner Ape canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7050512 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Our Inner Ape Context triple: [Frans de Waal, notableWork, Our Inner Ape]
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A.
The Mentality of Apes
The Mentality of Apes is a landmark 1917 work of comparative psychology in which Wolfgang Köhler documents insightful problem-solving and intelligence in chimpanzees, challenging earlier behaviorist views of animal learning.
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B.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
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C.
Reaching the Animal Mind
Reaching the Animal Mind is a book by animal behaviorist Karen Pryor that explores the science and practice of clicker training and positive reinforcement in animals.
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D.
The Soul of the Ape
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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E.
Human Nature
"Human Nature" is a classic pop and R&B ballad by Michael Jackson, renowned for its smooth melody and introspective lyrics about curiosity and emotional vulnerability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Our Inner Ape Target entity description: Our Inner Ape is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores human behavior and morality through comparisons with our closest primate relatives.
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A.
The Mentality of Apes
The Mentality of Apes is a landmark 1917 work of comparative psychology in which Wolfgang Köhler documents insightful problem-solving and intelligence in chimpanzees, challenging earlier behaviorist views of animal learning.
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B.
The Third Chimpanzee
The Third Chimpanzee is a popular science book by Jared Diamond that explores human evolution and behavior by comparing Homo sapiens to our closest primate relatives.
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C.
Reaching the Animal Mind
Reaching the Animal Mind is a book by animal behaviorist Karen Pryor that explores the science and practice of clicker training and positive reinforcement in animals.
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D.
The Soul of the Ape
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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E.
Human Nature
"Human Nature" is a classic pop and R&B ballad by Michael Jackson, renowned for its smooth melody and introspective lyrics about curiosity and emotional vulnerability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | show continuity between human and ape behavior ⓘ |
| author | Frans de Waal ⓘ |
| compares |
ape behavior
ⓘ
human behavior ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| emphasizes | similarities between humans and other apes ⓘ |
| explores |
aggression in primates
ⓘ
altruism in primates ⓘ cooperation in primates ⓘ empathy in primates ⓘ evolution of social behavior ⓘ origins of human morality ⓘ power and dominance in primate groups ⓘ reconciliation in primates ⓘ sexual behavior in primates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bonobos
ⓘ
chimpanzees ⓘ great apes ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
popular science ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ printed book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | evolutionary perspective on human nature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
comparative psychology
ⓘ
evolutionary psychology ⓘ human behavior ⓘ morality ⓘ primatology ⓘ |
| questions | strict separation between human and animal morality ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation |
primatologist Frans de Waal
ⓘ
linked to:
Frans de Waal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Our Inner Ape Description of subject: Our Inner Ape is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores human behavior and morality through comparisons with our closest primate relatives.
Referenced by (4)
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