Animal Theory: A Critical Introduction

Derek Ryan

ISBN 10: 0748682201 / ISBN 13: 9780748682201

Edité par Edinburgh University Press, 2015

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A critical introduction to theoretical approaches to the animal in modern and contemporary philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274. . 2015. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Animal Theory: A Critical Introduction
• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0748682201
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780748682201
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

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 organised chapters on Animals as Humans , Animal Ontology , Animal Life and Animal Ethics he offers extended discussions of Nietzsche, Freud, Lacan, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, Deleuze, Singer, Nussbaum, Adams and Haraway among others, as well as lively readings of contemporary literary texts by Carter, Coetzee, Auster and Foer. Intended as a resource for researchers, students, teachers and all those interested in human-animal relationships, Animal Theory: A Critical Introduction provides an accessible and authoritative account of the challenges and potential in thinking about and with animals. Key Features *Provides a wide-ranging discussion of theoretical approaches to animals in modern and contemporary philosophy *Offers an accessible guide to key concepts in animal theory *Intervenes in current debates by critically engaging with theoretical issues and suggesting new ways to consider human-animal relations *Includes close readings of four contemporary literary texts to supplement the theoretical discussion *Contains a list of Key Texts and Further Reading at the end of each chapter

À propos de l?auteur

Derek Ryan is Lecturer in Modernist Literature at the University of Kent and author of Virginia Woolf and the Materiality of Theory: Sex, Animal, Life (Edinburgh University Press, 2013).