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From the Houyhnhnm perspective, humans are an invasive species that needs to be restrained. (This is more or less the European perspective on horses—an invasive species humans restrain by castration, harnesses, and stables.) Having acquired knowledge of the human practice of castration from Gulliver, the master horse can now apply that knowledge to the uses of his own Houyhnhnm society, though now it will be humans, not horses, who get castrated. Unlike the Laputans, Houyhnhmns put their knowledge to practical use and enhance the good of society. Their easy attitude towards death could be considered superior to the human tendency to grieve and lament death, but the Houyhnhmn attitude could just as easily be considered a disturbing emotional numbness. This linguistic tactic emphasizes that evils and weaknesses are aspects of human, not Houyhnhmn, culture.