Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism

by Gregg Mitman

Book Overview

Is anthropomorphism a scientific sin? Scientists and animal researchers routinely warn against "animal stories," and contrast rigorous explanations and observation to facile and even fanciful projections about animals. Yet many of us, scientists and researchers included, continue to see animals as humans and humans as animals. As this innovative new collection demonstrates, humans use animals to transcend the confines of self and species; they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231130392
• ISBN13: 9780231130394
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"