Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain

by Michael Trimble (Author)

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  2014

  $9.59

  Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We even create music, fiction, film, and theatre - 'Tragedy' - to encourage crying. Michael Trimble looks at the physiology and evolution of this unique human behaviour, exploring its links with language, consciousness, empathy, and religious practices.