02148nam 2200373zu 450 991087957790332120240828173314.0(CKB)32614524400041(Perlego)4315423(EXLCZ)993261452440004120240604d2024 uy |engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Philosophical Animal On Zoopoetics and Interspecies CosmopolitanismState University of New York Press20249781438498096 1438498098 9781438498102 1438498101 Ceasing to be animal -- Not yet human -- Toward a companion species ethics.Humans are animals who fictionalize other animals to asse their "humanness." We are philosophical animals who philosophize about our humanity by projecting images onto a mirror about other animals. Spanning literature, philosophy, and ethics, the thread uniting The Philosophical Animal is the bestiary and how it continues to inform our imaginings. Beginning with an exploration of animals and women in the literary work of Coetzee, famous for his book on the Lives of Animals, Eduardo Mendieta then dives into the genre of bestiaries in order to investigate the relation between humanity and animality. From there he approaches the works of Derrida and Habermas from the standpoint of genetic engineering and animal studies. While we have intensely modified many species genetically, we have not done this to ourselves. Why? Finally, Mendieta deals with the political and ethical implications suggested by this question before ending on an autobiographical note about growing up around so-called animals, and in particular horses. Human beingsPhilosophyPhilosophical anthropologyHuman beingsPhilosophy.Philosophical anthropology.128Mendieta Eduardo254443BOOK9910879577903321The Philosophical Animal4364677UNINA