Animal Theory : : A Critical Introduction / / Derek Ryan.

A critical introduction to theoretical approaches to animals and animalityFrom 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...

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Acknowledgements --   |t Introduction --   |t Chapter 1 Animals as Humans --   |t Chapter 2 Animal Ontology --   |t Chapter 3 Animal Life --   |t Chapter 4 Animal Ethics --   |t Index 
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520 |a A critical introduction to theoretical approaches to animals and animalityFrom 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 FeaturesProvides a wide-ranging discussion of theoretical approaches to animals in modern and contemporary philosophyOffers an accessible guide to key concepts in animal theoryIntervenes in current debates by critically engaging with theoretical issues and suggesting new ways to consider human-animal relationsIncludes close readings of four contemporary literary texts to supplement the theoretical discussionContains a list of 'Key Texts' and 'Further Reading' at the end of each chapter 
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