Change Of Heart

"A Change of Heart About Animals" by Jeremy Rifkin explores the idea that long-held beliefs about animals' lack of emotions, self-awareness, and cognitive abilities are wrong. Non-human beings have, until recently, been thought to be simple, automatic creatures, who relied on instinct alone. Now new research into the emotional, behavioral, and mental states of animals gives proof that they experience a wide range of human-like emotions, including a sense of self-awareness, pressuring cou...