Animal Others brings together original contributions that explore the status of animals from the continental philosophy perspective. Examined are the moral status of animals, the question of animal minds, an understanding of what it is to be an animal and what it is to be with an animal, as well as the roles animals play in the work of philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, and Derrida. Those already immersed in continental philosophy will find the subject matter of the animal to be a new interest and a promising new venture. Analytic philosophers and other academics will be rewarded by a different approach to old questions, while the general reader interested in animal rights issues will discover new arguments to back up their positions and fresh challenges which may question long-held beliefs.
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H. Peter Steeves is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University. His previous work includes Founding Community: A Phenomenological-Ethical Inquiry.
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New and Important Book,
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This review is from: Animal Others: On Ethics, Ontology, and Animal Life (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy) (Paperback)
I thought that this book offered a new look at animal issues and animal ethics. It is also entertaining and readable. Some of the philosophy can be difficult for a novice but it is worth working through it all. I hope that more books like this on such an important topic get published in the future. Thanks!
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This review is from: Animal Others: On Ethics, Ontology, and Animal Life (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy) (Paperback)
Plato... Descartes, Nietzsche, Heidegger... the whole pseudo-science of philosophy never really has added anything to real scientific knowlegde in my opinion as it's only about opportune, highly culture-bound, time-sensitive personal views; and within that context the view of a garbage collector has the same worth to me these days as some read-it-all ethic. So I am definitely not "into" human sciences like philosphy - as an artist painter have to read/see all of course - but I'll make an exception toward Animal Others (yeah, my 1st review ever!).In a field where the just mentioned opportune human thought estranges more and more from natural reality into ethic-technical constructions, Animal Others stands the barricade. Full of new - or probably carefully ignored! - insights, there is no other publication like it to compare at the moment to my knowlegde. The compilation of Animal Others shuns no taboos for a start. No... I won't give anything away here, but just thought of a good hint: it advocates "animal rights" while making a laugh at contemporary animal-rights-philosophers like Barbara Noske, or downright loonies in that field like Carol Adams and the PETA-like organisations. Yup, it's often hilarious reading as well! Having read Animal Others I think there might be an increasing chance that contemporary western culture - of which it is an exponent of course - will find back its roots in the animal kingdom. After all we're just another mammal species. It's at least interesting to see that recently publications like this one and for example (by B. Bagemihl) appear on the shelves.... Animal Others; there's only one editorial flaw in it that I can think of; it should be "Animal Sames". We're all one! Therefor: full marks.
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- The Time of Life: Heidegger And Ethos (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy) by William McNeill in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World by Bob Torres in Back Matter
- Animal Rights: A Subject Guide, Bibliography, and Internet Companion by John Kistler on page 30
- The Step Back: Ethics And Politics After Deconstruction (S U N Y Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy) by David Wood in Back Matter
- Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies: Transatlantic Conversations on Ecocriticism (Nature, Culture and Literature 3) (Nature, Culture & Literature) by Catrin Gersdorf; Sylvia Mayer (Eds.) on page 32
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