How to Be Animal: What it Means to Be Human

Description

Product ID:	9781786895752
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	How to Be Animal
Subtitle:	What it Means to Be Human
Authors:	Author: Melanie Challenger
Page Count:	272
Subjects:	Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and cultural anthropology, Popular science, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Popular science, Natural history
Description:	Select Guide Rating Combining popular science, history and moral philosophy, this is a wide-ranging and radical take on the human story and what it means for us today Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? How to Be Animal offers a radical take on what it means to be human and argues that at the heart of our psychology is a profound struggle with being animal. Tracing the history of this thinking through to its far-reaching effects on our lives, and drawing on a range of disciplines, Challenger proposes that being an animal is a process, beautiful and unpredictable, and that we have a chance to tell ourselves a new story; to realise that if we matter, so does everything else.
Imprint Name:	Canongate Books
Publisher Name:	Canongate Books
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-02-03

Weight	190 g
Dimensions	129 × 196 × 21 mm