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Animal Happiness: A Moving Exploration of Animals and Their Emotions
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A New York Times Notable Book of 1994! Highly respected author, philosopher, and animal trainer Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, all written in her unique and poetic style. Through entertaining stories about cats, horses, an ornamental carp, a scorpion, and tortoises, Hearne focuses on how each of these various creatures experiences happiness in its own special way. She takes issue with Ludwig Wittgenstein on lions and language, discusses the naming of pets, and considers the process of mourning a loved dog's death.
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Pages 256
Dimensions: Length: 8.2" Width: 5.5" Height: 0.8"
Weight: 0.7 lbs.
Binding Softcover
ISBN 160239167X
EAN 9781602391673
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 | Our Happiness Sep 18, 2008 |
I just re-read this book after many years and it holds up. This book gives one side of an important debate that is going on, a side that isn't heard from as often as it should be.
People who work with domestic animals have a different language to discuss and a different philosophy about what they are doing than people who talk about them in the fields of philosophy and the behavioral sciences.
Vicki Hearne was a member of both communities. In this book, she articulates the views of those who work with animals and makes their case. She does so strongly and beautifully and she does not kowtow to the authority of academia.
It is probably very important to read Adam's Task, by the same author, to fully appreciate this book. I am re-reading it at the moment and will review it soon. | | | Write your own review about Animal Happiness: A Moving Exploration of Animals and Their Emotions
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