The author of this book is engaging in the application of human thoughts and desires to non human animals.
--- Does it mean that the author of the book tries to find out how animals think and about their desires and apply the same way of thinking and behaving to humans?
Top answer
No, I believe it means that the author is attributing human thought processes to animals, or anthropomorphizing them. Think of a Disney movie
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No, I believe it means that the author is attributing human thought processes to animals, or anthropomorphizing them.
Think of a Disney movie
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