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Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil

Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil


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Bestselling author Jeffrey Masson shows us what the animals at the top of the food chain-orca whales, big cats, etc.-can teach us about the origins of good and evil in ourselves. In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed us that animals can teach us much about our own emotions-love (dogs), contentment (cats), and grief (elephants), among others. In Beasts, he demonstrates that the violence we perceive in the “wild” is a matter of projection. Animals predators kill to survive, but animal aggression is not even remotely equivalent to the violence of mankind. Humans are the most violent animals to our own kind in existence. We lack what all other animals have: a check on the aggression that would destroy the species rather than serve it. In Beasts, Masson brings to life the richness of the animal world and strips away our misconceptions of the creatures we fear, offering a powerful and compelling look at our uniquely human propensity toward aggression.

About the Author :
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, an ex-psychoanalyst and former director of the Freud Archives, is the author of numerous bestselling books on animal emotions, including Dogs Never Lie About Love and When Elephants Weep. He lives in Australia and Europe with his family. Visit his Web site at www.jeffreymasson.com.

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Most of us see humans as morally superior to animals in every respect, while describing our uniquely human bad behavior (war, torture, enslavement, extermination) as "brutish, animalistic, inhuman, sub-human"--as if it reflected "animal" origins. But Jeffrey Masson has made me aware that humans in fact are the only animals that exhibit this behavior, and do so frequently and massively. A groundbreaking book. Masson reveals how we shortchange ourselves with our narrow view of community, by laying down an almost impassable and rocky road between ourselves and 'others.' Beasts reminds us of the unforgivable things humans do to dominate animals. Beasts is a tour de force that takes us on a journey of human nature, from the organized violence of war, to our individual cruelty toward solitary humans and animals, to the love, compassion, and altruism that we can show toward one another. After reading this book, you will never view human nature the same. Beasts is profoundly wise, deeply compassionate, and filled with insights and understanding that can reshape the way we think about ourselves and our relationship to life itself. Inspiring and a joy to read. Jeffrey Masson is a forward-thinking writer who's not afraid to take on some of the most entrenched ideas and revered thinkers of our age. A provocative book! A gentle, thoughtful and remarkably wide-ranging book that explores the nature of humanity and the nature of violence and hatred, suggesting paths we humans might take to turn toward peace and kindness. Beasts deserves to be widely read and widely pondered. A noble pursuit . . . . intriguing. This one will make you think about the definition of human. Masson's writing is easily accessible to both a general audience and those already familiar with the subject. With a personal, passionate, and sympathetic style, Masson makes an imperative case . . . . Beasts implores us to rethink our long-entrenched beliefs regarding the nature of non-human animals, in hopes that by more accurately perceiving the world around us, we may learn to treat not only other species with greater kindness and compassion, but perhaps our own as well. A compelling, unsettling, provocative examination of the relation of beast to man.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781608199914
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil
  • ISBN-10: 1608199916
  • Publisher Date: 04 Mar 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224


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