Wilber Winkle
1) What's a dog for?: the surprising history, science, philosophy, and politics of man's best friend
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Journalist John Homans explores the dog's complex place in our world and how it came to be. Evolving from wild animals to working animals to nearly human members of our social fabric, dogs are now the subject of scientific studies concerning pet ownership, evolutionary theory, and even cognitive science. They are also subject to many of the same questions of rights and ethics as people, and the politics of dogs are more tumultuous and public than...