How to be animal : a new history of what it means to be human
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[New York] : Penguin Books, 2021.
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Book
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260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 599.9 CHA | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : Penguin Books, 2021.
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English
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First published in Great Britain by Canongate Books Ltd 2021.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
Description
"Our troubled relationship with being an animal-and why we need a better one." Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive animals on the planet. And we also happen to be the only animal that doesn't like to think it's an animal. So how well do we really know ourselves? 'How to Be Animal' argues that at the heart of our existence is a profound struggle with being animal. We possess a psychology that seeks separation between humanity and the rest of nature, and we have invented grand ideaologies to magnify this. As well as piecing together the mystery of how this mindset evolved, Melanie Challenger examines the wide-reaching ways in which it affects our lives. We travel from the origin of Homo sapiens through the agrarian and industrial revolutions, the age of the internet, and on to the futures of AI and human-machine interface. Blending nature writing, history, and moral philosophy, How to be Animal is both a fascinating reappraisal of what it means to be human and a robust defense of all that is rich and rewarding about being an animal. -- taken from back cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Challenger, M. (2021). How to be animal: a new history of what it means to be human . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Challenger, Melanie. 2021. How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Challenger, Melanie. How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human Penguin Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Challenger, Melanie. How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human Penguin Books, 2021.
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