When elephants weep :
Masson, J. Moussaieff 1941-
When elephants weep : the emotional lives of animals. Emotional lives of animals. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy. - New York, New York : Delta, 1996. - xxiii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Reprint. Originally published by Delacorte Press.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-282) and index.
Searching the heart of the order -- In defense of emotions -- Unfeeling brutes -- Fear, hope, and the terrors of dreams -- Love and friendship -- Grief, sadness, and the bones of elephants -- A capacity for joy -- Rage, dominance, and cruelty in peace and war -- Compassion, rescue, and the altruism debate -- Shame, blushing, and hidden secrets -- Beauty, the bears, and the setting sun -- The religious impulse, justice, and the inexpressible -- Sharing the world with feeling creatures.
Offers evidence of emotions throughout the animal kingdom and evaluates humans' treatment of animals--from hunting to eating them--in light of this discovery.
0385314280 9780385314282
Emotions in animals.
Behavior, Animal.
Social Behavior.
QL 785.27 / .M388 1996
When elephants weep : the emotional lives of animals. Emotional lives of animals. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson and Susan McCarthy. - New York, New York : Delta, 1996. - xxiii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Reprint. Originally published by Delacorte Press.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-282) and index.
Searching the heart of the order -- In defense of emotions -- Unfeeling brutes -- Fear, hope, and the terrors of dreams -- Love and friendship -- Grief, sadness, and the bones of elephants -- A capacity for joy -- Rage, dominance, and cruelty in peace and war -- Compassion, rescue, and the altruism debate -- Shame, blushing, and hidden secrets -- Beauty, the bears, and the setting sun -- The religious impulse, justice, and the inexpressible -- Sharing the world with feeling creatures.
Offers evidence of emotions throughout the animal kingdom and evaluates humans' treatment of animals--from hunting to eating them--in light of this discovery.
0385314280 9780385314282
Emotions in animals.
Behavior, Animal.
Social Behavior.
QL 785.27 / .M388 1996
