Author: Hal Herzog
Translator: Seon-young Kim
Publisher: Salim
496 pages | 210*148mm
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About This Book
How rational are we in our relationship with animals? A puppy, after
all, is "a family member in Kansas, a pariah in Kenya, and lunch in
Korea". An animal behaviorist turned one of the world's foremost
authorities on human-animal relations, Herzog shows us, in this readable
study, how whimsical our attitudes can be. Why do we like some animals
but not others? One answer seems to be that babylike features like big
eyes bring out our parental and protective urges. (PETA has started a
campaign against fishing called "Save the Sea Kittens)." Research has
shown that the human brain is wired to think about animals and inanimate
objects differently, and Herzog reveals how we can look at the exact
same animal very differently given its context--most Americans regard
cockfighting as cruel but think nothing of eating chicken, when in
reality gamecocks are treated very well when they are not fighting, and
most poultry headed for the table lead short, miserable lives and are
killed quite painfully. An intelligent and amusing book that invites us
to think deeply about how we define--and where we limit--our empathy for
animals.
“Everybody who is interested in the ethics of our relationship between
humans and animals should read this book.� (Temple Grandin, author of
Animals Make Us Human )
“Hal Herzog does for our relationships with animals what Michael
Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma did for our relationships with food�.The
book is a joy to read, and no matter what your beliefs are now, it will
change how you think.� (Sam Gosling, Professor of Psychology, University
of Texas, Austin, author of Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You )
“This is a wonderful book?wildly readable, funny, scientifically sound,
and with surprising moments of deep, challenging thoughts. I loved it.�
(Robert M. Sapolsky, Neuroscientist, Stanford University, and author of
Monkeyluv and A Primate's Memoir )
“Hal Herzog deftly blends anecdote with scientific research to show how
almost any moral or ethical position regarding our relationship with
animals can lead to absurd consequences. In an utterly appealing
narrative, he reveals the quirky…ways we humans try to make sense of
these absurdities.� (Irene M. Pepperberg, author of Alex & Me: How a
Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence
and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process )
“Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat is both educational and
enjoyable, a page-turner that I dare say puts Herzog in the same class
as Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis. Read this book. You’ll learn
some, you’ll laugh some, you’ll love some.� (BookPage )
“Wonderful. . . . An engagingly written book that only seems to be about
animals. Herzog’s deepest questions are about men, women and children.�
(Karen Sandstrom, Cleveland Plain Dealer )
“One of a kind. I don’t know when I’ve read anything more comprehensive
about our highly involved, highly contradictory relationships with
animals, relationships which we mindlessly, placidly continue no matter
how irrational they may be�.This page-turning book is quite
something?you won’t forget it any time soon.� (Elizabeth Marshall
Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Deer: Lessons from the Natural
World )
“A fascinating, thoughtful, and thoroughly enjoyable exploration of a
major dimension of human experience.� (Steven Pinker, Harvard College
Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind
Works and The Stuff of Thought )
“A fun read. . . . What buoys this book is Herzog’s voice. He’s an
assured, knowledgeable and friendly guide.� (Associated Press )
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