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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820131403321

Autore

Donaldson Brianne

Titolo

Creaturely cosmologies : why metaphysics matters for animals and planetary liberation / / Brianne Donaldson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0180-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Whitehead studies

Disciplina

110

Soggetti

Metaphysics

Animals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 From Frameworks of Recognition to Frameworks of Relevance; 2 The Strange Creatures of Process Thought; 3 Disruptive Souls in Jain Cosmology; 4 Intra-Actions I; 5 Intra-Actions II; 6 Provocative Life Without Robbery; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book asserts that metaphysics is a fundamental factor in systemic brutality toward animals, plants, and marginalized populations and examines Whitehead's process-relational thought and the nonviolent Indian tradition of Jainism in order to offer a new perspective on metaphysics. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>