| Animal Philosophy Contributor(s): Calarco, Matthew (Editor), Atterton, Peter (Editor), Singer, Peter (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0826464149 ISBN-13: 9780826464149 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animal Rights |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 2004043823 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |