In this Book
- Thinking Animals: Animals and the Development of Human Intelligence
- Book
- 1998
- Published by: University of Georgia Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- 1. ON ANIMALS THINKING
- pp. 1-37
- 2. THE MENTAL MENAGERIE
- pp. 38-75
- 3. AMBIGUOUS ANIMALS
- pp. 76-114
- 4. IMITATING ANIMALS: THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
- pp. 115-147
- 6. THE AESOP ACCOUNT
- pp. 213-238
- 7. WHAT GOOD ARE ANIMALS?
- pp. 239-262
- NOTES AND REFERENCES
- pp. 263-270
Additional Information
ISBN
9780820342344
Related ISBN(s)
9780820319827
MARC Record
OCLC
753978354
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No