We Are Animals: A New History of Humanity

Humans are the most curious, emotional, and creative animals on the planet, but at the same time, we are aggressive and incomprehensible. Moreover, we are animals that... do not consider ourselves animals. We have a psychology that seeks to separate humanity from the rest of nature; we have created great ideologies, religions, and philosophies that further increase this divide. We have undergone agricultural and industrial revolutions, built and continue to build cities and spaceships, we created the internet and artificial intelligence, and yet throughout our history, we have done everything we can to distance ourselves from our own animal nature. The author believes that our belief in being separate from our own animal nature is a fallacy that affects our relationships with other species we share this fragile planet with. How well do we truly know ourselves? The book We Are Animals: A New History of Humanity by Melanie Challenger - a scholar, winner of the Darwin Now award, and member of the Nuffield Health Council on Bioethics - has become an outstanding event in the literary world, highlighted by publications such as Psychology Today, The Observer, and Kirkus Reviews.