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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. We meet Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron, now famous as the subject of a Truffaut film; Kaspar Hauser, raised in a cell, civilized, and then assassinated; and the Wolf Girls of India, found early this century huddled among wolf pups in a forest den (they were originally believed to be ghosts by superstitious villagers, who nearly shot them as they were being captured). In each case, it was hoped that the study of these children would help clarify the age-old nature/nurture debate, but, as Candland shows, so much of the information'revealed'was really only a projection of beliefs previously held by the investigating scientists. Candland then turns to'clever animals.'We learn how the investigation of'Clever Hans,'the German horse who could calcu

Author

Candland, Douglas K.

Publisher

New York: Oxford University Press

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280528637

Subjects

Psychology, History, Social_sciences

Rating

3.58 / 5 (40 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14