The Waning of Humaneness

Politics & Social Sciences

KONRAD LORENZ

Philosophy

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Konrad Lorenz is often referred to as "father of the greylag geese." He has devoted a lifetime to their study. Sharing their lives at close quarters, he has truly entered their skins, and in the process has created one of the most vivid, beguiling, and entertaining documents to have emerged from ethology, the science of which he is cofounder.

The Year of the Greylag Goose

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Harcourt, Brace. Jovanovich

Harcourt, 1979

EYRE METHUEN

This work has had significant impact on the social and biological sciences and is now a classic point of reference for investigations of behavioral patterns. Lorenz presents his findings on the mechanism of aggression and how animals control destructive drives in the interest of the species. Translated by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

On Aggression

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

METHUEN

STUDIES IN ANIMAL AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR; VOL II

Civilized man's eight deadly sins

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Studies in Animal & Human Behaviour

Harvard University Press

An ethological investigation of the relationship between humans and other animals.

King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal Ways (Apollo editions)

Thomas Y. Crowll Company

King Solomon's Ring

The book's title refers to the legendary Seal of Solomon, a ring that supposedly gave King Solomon the power to speak to animals. Lorenz claims that he likewise achieved this feat of communication with several species. He accomplished this by raising them in and around his home and observing their behavior. King Solomon's Ring describes the methods of his investigation, and his resulting findings about animal psychology. Lorenz's findings include the surprisingly refined social system of the common Eurasian jackdaw, the uncanny behavior and bodily features of the tiny water shrew, and the surprisingly complex interactions of seemingly unintelligent aquarium fish. He interlards his narrative with anecdotes based on his unusual methods, without which he could not have made many of his observations. King Solomon's Ring dispels several common misconceptions about animals' intelligence, but at the same time points out many of their similarities with humans, although some of these similarities come from speculative extrapolations (in fact, Lorenz has been criticized for excessive anthropomorphism). King Solomon's Ring also addresses the issue of keeping pets. Lorenz praises the benefits that a pet owner derives from his pet, however, he also describes the hazards that an animal can pose to the inhabitants and material contents of a house, and the ways in which a pet's captivity can make it miserable, and explains how to avoid each of these causes for discontent. A few of the findings it presents have found their way into common knowledge since its publication, such as the phenomenon of imprinting.

Social Sciences

Lushena Books

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