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This Simian World
Clarence Day
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Clarence Day, Jr., best known for his work Life with Father, presents a satirical speculation on how the world might be different if we apes had not risen to prominence, but rather one of the other species had become dominant in our place.
Clarence Day, Jr., best known for his work Life with Father, presents a satirical speculation on how the world might be different if we apes had not risen to prominence, but rather one of the other species had become dominant in our place.
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As a matter of fact, few of us delight in really serious fighting. We do love to bicker; and we box and knock each other around, to exhibit our strength; but few normal simians are keen about bloodshed and killing; we do it in war only because of patriotism, revenge, duty, glory. A feline civilization would have cared nothing for duty or glory, but they would have taken a far higher pleasure in gore. If a planet of super-cat-men could look down upon ours, they would not know which to think was the most amazing: the way we tamely live, five million or so in a city, with only a few police to keep us quiet, while we commit only one or two murders a day, and hardly have a respectable number of brawls; . . . Read More
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Yes, it's THAT Clarence Day -- from his play (and the well-remembered -- by me, at least -- TV show from the 1950s), "Life with Father." In this little book Day considers how being evolved frm simians has made us what we are. He also indulges in a little bit of speculation about how we as humans mig
An interesting speculation on Humanities future had it been descended from other species rather than apes. Interesting thoughts on the human condition and its destiny. Enjoyed this 1936 book.
In this book Clarence Day Jr. traces mankind's ancestors to the apes and sets about to prove that no other kind of creatures could give rise to mankind. he explores various animal kingdoms such as cats, elephants, ants, bees, cattle, dogs,etc. and shows none of them to have the characteristics found
Not that deep. Thin light read.
Every page, nay, every word of this slender volume is a glittering gem of insight into the human condition. It asks, OK, people, let's be serious -- are we fallen angels or are we highly embroidered apes? The author takes the latter position and explains why in lighthearted, yet blistering, detail.