Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects / edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen.
"Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: Ethics and Objects" examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these essays collectively argue against ecological anthropocentricity. Sheep, w...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2020 ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Open Access Publishing in European Networks. Directory of Open Access Books
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (311 pages):; illustrations; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Originally published by Oliphaunt Books; made available as an open access pdf document online by Punctum Books. |
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| Summary: | "Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: Ethics and Objects" examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these essays collectively argue against ecological anthropocentricity. Sheep, wolves, camels, flowers, chairs, magnets, landscapes, refuse and gems are more than mere objects. They act; they withdraw; they make demands; they connect within lively networks that might foster a new humanism, or that might proceed with indifference towards human affairs. Through what ethics do we respond to these activities and forces? To what futures do these creatures and objects invite us, especially when they appear within the texts and cultures of the "distant" past? |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access: | Open access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen. |