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Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain
Why Humans Like to Cry Tragedy Evolution and the Brain
Author: Michael Trimble
Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We weep at tragedies in our lives and in those of others - remarkably even when they are fictional characters in film, opera, music, novels, and theatre. Why have we developed art forms - most powerfully, music - which move us to sadness and tears? This question for...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198713494
ISBN-10: 0198713495
Publication Date: 10/28/2014
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
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