02881cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000830011324500420019626400510023830000470028933600260033633700260036233800360038850000310042450504520045550802090090752012260111653400450234265300240238765300250241165300190243665300140245585600430246999900190251265720UtSlPG20260610134522.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBD1 aMartinengo-Cesaresco, Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington, contessa,d1852-193114aThe Place of Animals in Human Thought 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-06-290 aPreface -- 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.  aE-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)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAnimals -- Folklore  aAnimals -- Anecdotes  aAnimal welfare  aReligions40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65720  c106542d106542