Author: Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson
Translator: Do-seung Kwon
Publisher: Saemteosa
Hardcover | 524 pages | 215*150mm
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About This Book
I don't know if people will ever be able to talk to animals the way
Doctor Doolittle could, or whether animals will be able to talk back.
Maybe science will have something to say about that. But I do know
people can learn to "talk" to animals, and to hear what animals have to
say, better than they do now. --From Animals in Translation
Why would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber? Why do
dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn to spell? How
did wolves teach man to evolve? Temple Grandin draws upon a long,
distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with
autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think,
and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the
field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and
groundbreaking ideas.
People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them
in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Grandin is a
faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear,
aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even
animal genius. The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense and will
forever change the way we think about animals.
Among its provocative ideas, the book:
-- argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness--and
that animals do have consciousness
-- applies the autism theory of "hyper-specificity" to animals, showing
that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they
"can't see the forest for the trees"--a talent as well as a "deficit"
-- explores the "interpreter" in the normal human brain that filters out
detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality that surrounds
them--a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too
clearly
-- explains how animals have "superhuman" skills: animals have animal
genius
-- compares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in
fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal
people do not possess and sometimes cannot even see
-- examines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to
decide, and even to predict the future
-- reveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animals
-- maintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to
make it feel afraid
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