When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Forming a complete and compelling picture of the inner lives of animals, When Elephants Weep assures that we will never look at animals in the same way again. Chapters on love, joy, anger, fear, shame, compassion, and loneliness are framed by a provocative re-evaluation of how we treat animals, from hunting and eating them to scientific experimentation. Not since Darwin's The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals has a book so thoroughly and effectively explored the full range of emotions that exist throughout the animal kingdom.įrom dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas to spiteful killer whales, Masson and coauthor Susan McCarthy bring forth fascinating anecdotes and illuminating insights that offer powerful proof of the existence of animal emotion. The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and was profiled in People for his ground-breaking and fascinating study. Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights.Tom Regan & Jeffery Moussaieff Masson - 2004 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Forming a complete and compelling picture of the inner lives of animals, When Elephants Weep assures that we will never look at animals in the same way again.This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as 'a masterpiece' by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as 'marvelous' by Jane Goodall. Delacorte Press, 23.95 (291pp) ISBN 978-5-1 When Masson searched modern. Not since Darwin's The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals has a book so thoroughly and effectively explored the full range of emotions that exist throughout the animal kingdom.įrom dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas to spiteful killer whales, Masson and coauthor Susan McCarthy bring forth fascinating anecdotes and illuminating insights that offer powerful proof of the existence of animal emotion. BUY THIS BOOK When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Jeffrey M.

The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and was profiled in People for his ground-breaking and fascinating study. This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as 'a masterpiece' by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as 'marvelous' by Jane Goodall. Buy When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals New ed by Masson, Jeffrey, McCarthy, Susan (ISBN: 9780099478911) from Amazons Book Store. About the author (2010) Jeffrey Masson graduated from the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute and was briefly Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives.

When Elephants Weep by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson