SOUL OF A DOG: REFLECTIONS ON THE SPIRITS OF THE ANIMALS OF BEDLAM FARM
Book ID/图书代码： 01240008B28142
English Summary/英文概要： Do animals have souls? Some of our greatest thinkers–Aristotle, Plato, Thomas Aquinas–and countless animal lovers have been obsessed with this question for thousands of years. Now New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz looks for an answer and finds even more questions as he recounts the lives and stories of the residents of his celebrated Bedlam Farm: Rose, his beloved workaholic sheepdog who runs the farm, and an array of gentle donkeys, industrious chickens, docile sheep, obnoxious goats, and a murderous yet loving barn cat.
Do these remarkable creatures have consciences? Do they possess free will and reason? Do they have a sense of self, or an existence in the spirit world? Do they shape their own lives? Or are we projecting onto them traits we want and need them to have, allowing ourselves to be manipulated into trading food and shelter for what we see as unconditional love?
With his signature wisdom, humor, and clarity, Katz relates the stories of the animals he lives with and finds remarkable kinships at every turn. Whether it is Rose’s brilliant and methodical herding ability, Mother the cat’s keen mousing instincts, or Izzy’s canine compassion toward hospice patients, Katz is mesmerized to see in them individual personas and sparks of self-awareness. He marvels, too, at the distinctions between the species–our desire to change and our ability to edit and censor ourselves, and their capacity to live in the now. And yet the differences never keep Katz from fully enjoying, loving, and cherishing his unusual cast of Bedlam Farm characters. Katz’s reflections on this eternal debate will resonate with anyone who loves dogs, cats, or other animals–and who wonders about the spirits that animate them and the deepening hold they have on our emotional lives.
“If no two dogs are alike,” Katz says, “neither is there a universal relationship with them.” Such an observation helps to shine a light on the powerful interspecies connection that is redefining the human-animal bond in our time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 動物都有靈性嗎？我們最偉大的思想家—Aristotle（亞里斯多德），Plato（柏拉圖），Thomas Aquinas（湯瑪斯•阿奎那）—和數不盡的動物愛好者一直沉迷與這個幾千年來的問題。現在紐約時報的暢銷書作家喬恩•卡茨，當他在敘述生活在著名的貝德蘭姆農場的：他鍾愛的羅斯，在農場裡專心工作的牧羊犬，文雅的驢子，辛勤的雞群，溫順的羊群，討厭的山羊和嗜血的穀倉貓，從中尋找答案時，卻發現更多的疑問。
這些了不起的生物有良知嗎？他們擁有自由意志和理智嗎？他們是否擁有精神世界裡的自我，或存在感嗎？他們塑造自己的生活嗎？或我們在強加給到它們的特性，是我們想要的和需要他們去顯示的，讓我們自己去受控於進入食品交易，為了讓我們尋找視為無條件的愛的庇護所嗎？
用他那帶有標誌性智慧，幽默，和透明度，卡茨敘述了與他一起生活的動物和每次意想不到的親密故事。無論是羅斯卓越的放牧技能，貓媽媽的敏銳的捕鼠本能，或是依奇對收容所病患的犬類同情心，卡茨沉醉於發現這些動物的獨立個性和它們自我意識中的一些火花。他也很是神奇，在區分物種之間——我們渴望改變我們的能力，和他們現有的生存本能，來重新審讀自己。然而這些差異，從來沒有使卡茨充分放棄享受來自不同尋常的貝德蘭姆農場動物們所回饋給我們的快樂，忠誠，和珍愛。卡茨對這個永恆主題的辯論反映將對每一位愛狗，愛貓或是喜愛其他動物的人士產生共鳴——而內心感到困惑的我們，他們將繼續延續深化我們的情感生活。
“如果沒有兩隻狗是相似的，”卡茨敘述道，“那麼他們之間也沒有一定的關聯性。”這樣的一種觀察報告有助於我們更加明確的瞭解這個時代人類與動物之間強大的聯繫。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS SEPTEMBER 13, # 27
About the Author/作者介绍： JON KATZ（乔恩•卡茨）兩次入圍美國國家雜誌報導文學獎National Magazine Award（被譽為雜誌出版界的普立茲獎）,為紐約時報、華爾街日報、滾石雜誌專欄作家。
作者曾任電視製作人，現為媒體論述，新聞記者。十八本著作涵蓋各層面的題材，除了在科技領域的專長，他也身為美國 Association of Pet Dog Trainers 訓犬協會一員，在著作中，與讀者分享與愛犬相處的歲月和與狗兒幸福生活的哲學。
Jon Katz has written eighteen books–six novels and twelve works of nonfiction–including A Dog Year, The Dogs of Bedlam Farm, A Good Dog, and the New York Times bestseller Dog Days. A two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award, he writes columns about dogs and rural life for the online magazine Slate, and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and the AKC Gazette. Katz is also a photographer, a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and co-host of the award-winning radio show Dog Talk on Northeast Public Radio. He lives on Bedlam Farm in upstate New York with his wife, Paula Span, and his dogs, sheep, steers and cows, goats, donkeys, barn cats, irritable rooster, Winston, and three hens.
JON KATZ兩次入圍美國國家雜誌報導文學獎National Magazine Award（被譽為雜誌出版界的普立茲獎）,為紐約時報、華爾街日報、滾石雜誌專欄作家。
作者曾任電視製作人，現為媒體論述，新聞記者 。十八本著作涵蓋各層面的題材，除了在科技領域的專長，他也身為美國 Association of Pet Dog Trainers 訓犬協會一員，在著作中，與讀者分享與愛犬相處的歲月和與狗兒幸福生活的哲學。
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