Thinking Animals: Animals and the Development of Human Intelligence

Shepard, Paul

ISBN 10: 0820319821 / ISBN 13: 9780820319827

Editore: University of Georgia Press, 1998

Codice articolo I-9780820319827

Riassunto:

In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. In this brilliant book, Paul Shepard offers a provocative alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. This trait, he argues, compels us to think of animals in order to be human. Without other living species by which to measure ourselves, Shepard warns, we would be less mature, care less for and be more careless of all life, including our own kind.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Paul Shepard (1925-1996) was Avery Professor of Natural Philosophy and Human Ecology at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is the author of twelve books, a number of which are available from the University of Georgia Press.

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Titolo: Thinking Animals: Animals and the ...
Casa editrice: University of Georgia Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1998
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: New