Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Searching the Heart of the Other

1 In Defense of Emotions

2 Unfeeling Brutes

3 Fear, Hope, and the Terrors of Dreams

4 Love and Friendship

5 Grief, Sadness, and the Bones of Elephants

6 A Capacity for Joy

7 Rage, Dominance, and Cruelty in Peace and War

8 Compassion, Rescue, and the Altruism Debate

9 Shame, Blushing, and Hidden Secrets to

10 Beauty, the Bears, and the Setting Sun

11 The Religious Impulse, Justice, and the Inexpressible

Conclusion: Sharing the World with Feeling Creatures

Notes

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