A foray into the worlds of animals and humans [[electronic resource] ] : with, A theory of meaning / / Jakob von Uexküll ; translated by Joseph D. O'Neill ; introduction by Dorion Sagan ; afterword by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young

• Autore: Uexküll Jakob von <1864-1944.>
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st University of Minnesota Press ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 590.1
• Soggetto topico: Animal behavior; Psychology, Comparative; Perception
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: UexküllJakob von <1864-1944.> O'NeillJoseph D SaganDorion Winthrop-YoungGeoffrey <1960->
• Note generali: Translated from the German.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Umwelt after Uexküll; Translator's Introduction; A FORAY INTO THE WORLDS OF ANIMALS AND HUMANS; A THEORY OF MEANING; Afterword: Bubbles and Webs: A Backdoor Stroll through the Readings of Uexküll; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Is the tick a machine or a machine operator? Is it a mere object or a subject? With these questions, the pioneering biophilosopher Jakob von Uexküll embarks on a remarkable exploration of the unique social and physical environments that individual animal species, as well as individuals within species, build and inhabit. This concept of the umwelt has become enormously important within posthumanist philosophy, influencing such figures as Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Deleuze and Guattari, and, most recently, Giorgio Agamben, who has called Uexküll ""a high point of modern antihumanism."" A key docu
• Titolo autorizzato: A foray into the worlds of animals and humans
• ISBN: 0-8166-7538-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458696403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Posthumanities ; ; 12.