Animal Philosophy

Animal Philosophy
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0826464130
ISBN-13 : 9780826464132
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Animal Philosophy by : Matthew Calarco

Download or read book Animal Philosophy written by Matthew Calarco and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-07-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal Philosophy is the first text to look at the place and treatment of animals in Continental thought. A collection of essential primary and secondary readings on the animal question, it brings together contributions from the following key Continental thinkers: Nietzsche, Heidegger, Bataille, Levinas, Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari, Derrida, Ferry, Cixous, and Irigaray. Each reading is followed by commentary and analysis from a leading contemporary thinker. The coverage of the subject is exceptionally broad, ranging across perspectives that include existentialism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, phenomenology and feminism. This anthology is an invaluable one-stop resource for anyone researching, teaching or studying animal ethics and animal rights in the fields of philosophy, cultural studies, literary theory, sociology, environmental studies and gender and women's studies.


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