We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Interesting and informative, absorbing and thought-provoking account of a dysfunctional family

The author presents a compelling psychological study (and a little mystery) -- dressed up with a fair amount of interesting real-life research into studies done with chimpanzees -- and offers a lot of food for thought:

• What kind of damage do parents do when the indulgence of their self-absorbed desires shapes their childrens' upbringing?
• What responsibility do we have to non-human creatures on the Earth?
• What ongoing obligation do we have to those non-human creatures when we alter their natural circumstances, making any future normal existence impossible?...

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