The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (Penguin Classics)

Darwin's meticulous documentation of variation and context is on display in this rich text on expressions of emotions in humans and animals. Darwin is a close observer of his world, and a generous author. It is difficult to take this book in at once, but it was Darwin's intention for readers to refer to it often rather than reading it cover to cover at once. And this seems obvious from the incredible amount of details that goes into each observation and described emotion, from the hunch of a dog's back, to the placement of her ears, and the same for babies' faces, and others. It is a great addition to any library, but especially to one dedicated to understanding the natural world and humans' relationship to other organisms.

Some fascinating facts, theories and conclusions on Darwin’s part, but it seemslike he was guessing sometimes with noscientific proofs to strengthen his case and to back up his writing before writing it. I got the impression that he was out of his area of realexpertise with this book.

This is a book to read slowly,Darwin invested his whole life to observation of our world and the creatures that inhabit it including us. Expresion of emotions is a excellent way to see those things that are second nature to us in a different ligth. Read it and the next time you see a child laugh or cry it will be in another perspective. I am a lawyer and this book has iluminated thoughts on why we take demeanor so seriously. It also has the finest description,and foundation for a defense against any type of torture. You cant go wrong with Penguin Classics.

Great read

When one can observe directly , it becomes plainly evident, so even a layman can understand it. Darwin and his colleagues have given us a gift with this research, and only the most hard core creationists would attempt to refute the evidence, that humans and animals have long shared common traits, that do meet the eye, when observing the emotional expressions .

This copy has all the illustrations, etc. in it. There are some rip-off copies for sell on here that don't. This version has everything.

I found this book not particularly useful for what I was interested in -- the perception and expression of emotions. Darwin spent most of the book describing the physical mechanisms of expression, muscles and all. He seemed to be concerned to prove the connection of human emotional expression to those of the other animals, something that I pretty much accept already. There were pictures of people's faces, but many of them I found confusing, not clear as to what emotion they were supposed to be showing. Lots of 19th century people, strange to a modern, if that is what I am!

Its was the best book and choice to order a used book with my finance and the need to want and like to read Darwin.!

I found Darwin's book to be good place to go to check intuitions about Emotions. The images in particular help to cement their importance in the context of evolutionary history. What an admirable contribution to human understanding that was ignored for so long. Recommended.

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