Human [Paperback]

What does it mean to be human? And what, if anything, does it have to do with being a member of the animal speciesHomo sapiens? This dazzling book gets to the very heart of our rather unscientific motivations and prejudices, showing how they are of great use in resolving the world’s biggest problems. From beasts to aliens, this book explores widely discussed but often problematic links between humans and six other beings, tackling deep philosophical questions including humanity’s common purpose, life’s meaning, and what it means to be accepted as part of a community. Global in its outlook and illustrated with stunning pictures,Humanis a powerful, funny, and iconoclastic antidote to post-humanism.Amanda Reesis a reader in sociology at the University of York. She is the author ofThe Infanticide Controversy: Primatology and the Art of Field Scienceand coeditor ofPresenting Futures Past: Science Fiction and the History of Science.Charlotte Sleighis professor of science humanities at the University of Kent. She has published several books on the history, culture, and representation of animals includingAntandFrog, both published by Reaktion Books, as well asThe Paper Zoo, published by the University of Chicago Press.