Animals and the human imagination : a companion to animal studies
by
Gross, Aaron S.
Title
:
Animals and the human imagination : a companion to animal studies
Author
:
Gross, Aaron S.
ISBN
:
9780231527767
Publication Information
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New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xiv, 371 pages) : illustrations
Abstract
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Human beings have long imagined their subjectivity, ethics, and ancestry with and through animals, yet not until the mid-twentieth century did contemporary thought reflect critically on animals' significance in human self-conception. Thinkers such as French philosopher Jacques Derrida, South African novelist J.M. Coetzee, and American theorist Donna Haraway have initiated rigorous inquiries into the question of the animal, now blossoming in a number of directions. It is no longer strange to say that if animals did not exist, we would have to invent them. This interdisciplinary and.
Subject Term
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Human-animal relationships.
Animals and civilization.
Animals -- Study and teaching.
Other (Philosophy)
Animals -- Public opinion.
Animals -- Psychological aspects.
Animal welfare.
Added Author
:
Gross, Aaron S.
Vallely, Anne.
Foer, Jonathan Safran, 1977-
Doniger, Wendy.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 376481-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |