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Autore |
Goodale Greg <1966-> |
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Titolo |
The rhetorical invention of man : a history of distinguishing humans from other animals / / Greg Goodale |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-4985-0930-4 |
1-4985-0931-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Philosophical anthropology |
Human beings |
Speciesism |
Humanism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologos; 1 Man Is an Invention; 2 Translating Man; 3 Before Man; 4 The Distinction of Man; 5 The Certainty of Man; 6 The Arrogance of Man; 7 The Trouble with Man; Epilogos; References; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Rhetorical Invention of Man </span><span>examines how the category "Man" has dominated Western thinking since the sixteenth century. This category, a historical anomaly according to Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida, has produced distortions in our ability to understand reality that do great harm to our health, morals, and environment.</span></span> |
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