Project Gutenberg 2021-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 246 Martinengo-Cesaresco, Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington, contessa 1852 1931 Carrington, Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Martinengo-Cesaresco, Contessa Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington The Place of Animals in Human Thought Preface -- Soul-wandering as it concerns animals -- The Greek conception of animals -- Animals at Rome -- Plutarch the humane -- Man and his brother -- The faith of Iran -- Zoroastrian zoology -- A religon of ruth -- Lines from the Adi Granth -- The Hebrew conception of animals -- "A people like unto you" -- The friend of the creature -- Versipelles -- The horse as hero -- Animals in Eastern fiction -- The growth of modern ideas about animals. E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Place of Animals in Human Thought" by The Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco is an analytical publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the historical and philosophical perspectives on the role of animals in human consciousness, exploring various cultural beliefs and attitudes towards animals throughout history. The author examines concepts such as transmigration of souls, empathy towards creatures, and how different civilizations have regarded the intelligence and emotional capacities of animals. The opening of the text introduces the concept of "soul-wandering," discussing varying beliefs, such as those in ancient Indian philosophy and its implications for how humans perceive the existence of animals. It highlights views from the Vedic period to various cultural interpretations in ancient Greece, demonstrating an evolution of thought concerning the spiritual status of animals and their potential shared experiences with humans. The author poses critical questions about human ethics related to animal treatment, suggesting a deep connection between human and animal consciousness marked by spiritual and moral considerations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Animals -- Folklore Animals -- Anecdotes Animal welfare Religions BD Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 759428 2025-07-26T06:30:13.121935 text/html 714092 2024-10-18T14:37:31 text/html 9068057 2025-07-26T06:30:26.018871 application/epub+zip 9064968 2025-07-26T06:30:15.897859 application/epub+zip 373919 2025-07-26T06:30:14.449877 application/epub+zip 9395292 2025-07-26T06:30:32.930777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9333937 2025-07-26T06:30:24.305825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501363 2022-09-29T15:06:46.437798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612347 2025-07-26T06:30:11.337954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592317 2024-10-18T14:37:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17698 2025-07-26T06:30:33.117789 application/rdf+xml 17968 2025-07-26T06:30:14.626868 image/jpeg 2384 2025-07-26T06:30:14.533899 image/jpeg 9103476 2025-07-26T06:30:13.318935 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog