In Frans de Waal's essay, The Ape and the Sushi Master, we learn how all acts of kindness root from some knowledge of selfish gain. ... Instead of seeing morality as a new invention, I tend to view it as a natural outgrowth of ancient social tendencies" (de Waal 664). ... When we apply de Waal" theory of morality and how it is a universally accepted concept, we will accept Guinier's call for one voice of fairness and Kaldor's international human rights. ... De Waal shows us how to do so by explaining human nature in the terms of morality, altruism, and selfishness. ...

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