A whale of a tale: Calling it culture doesn't help

Authors
Premack, D Hauser, MD
Citation
D. Premack et Md. Hauser, A whale of a tale: Calling it culture doesn't help, BEHAV BRAIN, 24(2), 2001, pp. 350-351
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
350 - 351
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(200104)24:2<350:AWOATC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We argue that the function of human culture is to clarify what people value . Consequently, nothing in, cetacean behavior (or any other animal's behavi or) comes remotely close to this aspect of human culture. This does not mea n that the traditions observed in cetaceans are uninteresting, but rather, that we need to understand why they are so different from our own.