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anthropomorphismThe attribution of human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or deities. It appears in the mythologies of many cultures and as a literary device in fables and allegories. See also personification. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Until recently, describing scenes like this one in terms of human emotions such as 'grief' would have been dismissed by scientists as naive anthropomorphising. Isn't there a danger, though, of attributing human qualities to - or anthropomorphising - the animal kingdom? Blame my hosts - they're the ones who started the anthropomorphising. |
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