Feral Children and Clever Animals: Reflections on Human Nature

by Douglas Keith Candland

Book Overview

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.
Weaving together diaries, contemporary newspaper accounts, and his own enlightening commentary, Candland brings to life a series of extraordinary stories. He begins with a look at past efforts to civilize feral children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195102843
• ISBN13: 9780195102840
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.1"