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Why Humans Like to Cry: The Evolutionary Origins of Tragedy
Why Humans Like to Cry The Evolutionary Origins of Tragedy
Author: Michael Trimble
Human beings are the only species who cry for emotional reasons. We weep at tragedies both in our own lives and in the lives of others--remarkably, we even cry over fictional characters in film, opera, novels, and theatre. But why is weeping unique to humanity? What is different about the structure of our brains that sets us apart from all other...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199693184
ISBN-10: 0199693188
Publication Date: 12/1/2012
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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