The Great Ape Project: Equality Beyond Humanity

A compelling and revolutionary work that calls for the immediate extension of our human rights to the great apes.. The Great Ape Project looks forward to a new stage in the development of the community of equals whereby the great apes-chimpanzees gorillas and orangutans-will actually receive many of the same protections and rights that are already accorded to humans.. This profound collection of thirty-one essays by the worlds most distinguished observers of free-living apes make up a uniquely satisfying whole blending observation and interpretation in a highly persuasive case for a complete reassessment of the moral status of our closest kin.