THE LITTLE ALPHA MALE - VPROGIDS/VPRO OVT
Illustration for the fourth episode of the VPRO OVT series 'De ware aard', in which the nature of man was explored by sifting through classic texts. This episode was about the ape with knowledge, about Darwin and his classic 'The Descent of Man'.
“Is morality an illusion?" Are we as humans nothing more than beasts driven by instincts?
People quite often draw that conclusion from the work of Charles Darwin.
In the broadcast about Darwin, the radio program OVT speaks with primatologist Frans de Waal in search of the answer to the question: are we actually virtuous, or is man primarily a selfish predator?
