Feral Children and Clever Animals
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Feral Children and Clever Animals by Douglas Keith Candland
What is it that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? What makes us unique? What makes us human? In this provocative book, Douglas Candland shows that as we begin to understand the way animals and non-speaking humans 'think', we hold up a mirror of sorts to our own mental world, and gain profound insights into human nature. Among the fascinating accounts of feral children and clever animals from which the book draws its arguments are the Wolf Girls of India, Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron, Kaspar Hauser, and 'Clever Hans', the German horse that could calculate square roots.
.. provides an enlightening analysis of language, intelligence, and learning... Scholarly and sensitive, this is absorbing reading. Booklist Original and entertaining. Kirkus Reviews
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780195074680 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195074688 |
| Title | Feral Children and Clever Animals |
| Author | Douglas Keith Candland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1993-10-21 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |