As a child brought up among animals, Lynne Sharpe never doubted
they were essentially 'creatures like us'. It came as a shock to
learn that others did not agree. Here she exposes the bizarre way
in which many philosophers - including even some great and humane
ones - have repeatedly talked and written about animals. They have
discussed the topic in terms of non-existent abstract 'animals',
conceived as defective humans, entirely neglecting the experience
of people who have wide practical knowledge of companion animals -
such as horses and dogs - through working with them. She testifies
to the interesting nature of these creatures' lives, noting that
the usual narrow approach to animals carries with it also a
distorted notion of human life as essentially cerebral and
language-centred.
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