RAISING THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM : WHAT ANIMALS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF TOLERANCE AND FRIENDSHIP
Book ID/图书代码: 01240005B00015
English Summary/英文概要: As a child, Jeffrey Masson grew up with animals all around him: usually cats and dogs, but also mice, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, and birds. The dogs became friends with the cats; the cats with the parrot and the rabbit; the parrot with the mouse and other rodents -- reputed enemies who, when raised together, became friends.
In January 2004 Jeffrey Masson began an experiment he’d been dreaming about for years: he rescued a puppy, a kitten, two chicks, two rat pups, and two bunnies, and decided to raise them all together in his home with his family, observing them for a year. This experiment led to friendship, tolerance, cooperation, and even love and compassion between the animals.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: “我不想失败,因为赌注太高了。毕竟我要追求的是人类和谐的秘密呀。”Jeffrey为自己立下的目标还是很让人敬畏的:要在自己的家居中营造出一个真正和谐的跨越物种的王国。他希望了解几个不同类别的物种----可能其中有一部分还是天敌呢---如果还是幼崽时就一起抚育的话,会不会以后也一直可以和平相处呢。所以他想到就做了,把一只小猫、一只兔子、两只老鼠,两只小鸡、一只小狗带回了家,并着手开始观察这些家伙们的社会化行为。
起初的结果喜忧参半。小猫眯Tamaiti很快就把自己弄得舒舒服服了,但那只名叫Hohepa的佛兰德巨兔则从一开始就表现的很缄默,让人琢磨不透;两只老鼠白天一直睡觉,但是一到晚上他们就活跃的要死;再说Moa和Moana两只波兰卷毛鸡,两人到是凝成一团,就是不和别人搭什么架;Mika---就是那只流浪狗够,叫唤的比谁都厉害。随着时间一分一秒地滴滴嗒嗒流过,这样一个堪称史无前例的实验继续着,动物们身上也出现了惊人的变化,Masson开始琢磨到底哪些动物彼此可以和谐生活,哪些又是互相厌恶的呢?动物包括人类在内会不会因为亲身经历告诉他们这样做一点都没危险而真正改变自己呢?这样一个了不起的实验到底会以失败还是大获全胜为结局呢?
可以说《建立和谐的王国》提出了很多有关情感关系、社会冲突以及和平共处的普遍性问题。这本文笔精彩的作品暗示了行星间和谐共存的潜在性,从这一点来说,这部作品意义非同寻常。从这样一群跨越物种类别共同生活的动物身上,我们看到了其中的迷人处,带给我们无限欢乐和愉悦。
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About the Author/作者介绍: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, former Director of the Freud Archives and ex-psychoanalyst, has written more than a dozen books, including the New York Times bestsellers DOGS NEVER LIE ABOUT LOVE: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs and WHEN ELEPHANTS WEEP: The Emotional Lives of Animals, as well as THE ASSAULT ON TRUTH: Freud’s Suppression of the Seduction Theory.
A longtime resident of Berkeley, CA, he now lives in New Zealand with his wife, two sons, and five cats.
A longtime resident of Berkeley, CA, he now lives in New Zealand with his wife, two sons, and five cats.
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