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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460123203321

Autore

Fudge Erica

Titolo

Pets / / Erica Fudge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-48854-7

1-315-71030-7

1-282-94743-5

9786612947438

1-84465-425-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Collana

Art of living series

Disciplina

636.0887

Soggetti

Pet owners - Psychology

Human-animal relationships

Pets - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2008 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Living with pets; 3. Thinking with pets; 4. Being with pets; 5. Conclusion; Further reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?' - Michel de Montaigne. Why do we live with pets? Is there something more to our relationship with them than simply companionship? What is it we look for in our pets and what does this say about us as human beings? In this fascinating book, Erica Fudge explores the nature of this most complex of relationships and the difficulties of knowing what it is that one is living with when one chooses to share a home with an animal. Fudge argues that our capacity for compassion and ability to live alongside others i