Animal theory : a critical introduction /

A critical introduction to theoretical approaches to animals and animality. From caged orangutans to roasted pig, from dog training to horse phobias, from communicating bees to ruminating cows, Derek Ryan explores how animals are encountered in theoretical discourse. Across four thematically organis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ryan, Derek (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2015.
Temas:
Animals (Philosophy)
Human-animal relationships.
Animaux (Philosophie)
Relations homme-animal.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Human-animal relationships
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction. Thinking outside the cage. A history of anthropocentrism? Antiquity and enlightenment. Animal studies and animal theory. Chapter review. Key texts and further reading
  • 1. Animals as humans. Psychoanalytic animals. Anthropomorphism : pitfalls and potential. Writing 'as if' anthropomorphism : 'Lizzie's tiger'. Key texts and further reading
  • 2. Animal ontology. Humans as animals. Becoming animal. Posthuman animals. Uncomfortable analogies : the lives of animals. Key texts and further reading
  • 3. Animal life. Everyday animals. Phenomenological worlds. Why not an olfactory art? Timbuktu. Key texts and further reading
  • 4. Animal ethics. Animal uses and abuses. Beyond animal rights. Eating animals. Meat Stories : eating animials. Key texts and further reading
  • Index.

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