Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain by Michael Trimble

Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain

Michael Trimble

232 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science informative reflective fast-paced
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Human beings are the only species who cry for emotional reasons. We weep at tragedies both in our own lives and in the lives of others--remarkably, we even cry over fictional characters in film, opera, novels, and theatre. But why is weeping uniqu...

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