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Author:   Vinciane Despret ,  Brett Buchanan
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Volume:   38
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780816692392

ISBN 10:   0816692394
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 May 2016
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Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Bruno Latour Acknowledgments How to Use This Book Translator's Note A for Artists: Stupid like a painter? B for Beasts: Do apes really ape? C for Corporeal: Is it all right to urinate in front of animals? D for Delinquents: Can animals revolt? E for Exhibitionists: Do animals see themselves as we see them? F for Fabricating Science: Do animals have a sense of prestige? G for Genius: With whom would extraterrestrials want to negotiate? H for Hierarchies: Might the dominance of males be a myth? I for Impaired: Are animals reliable models of morality? J for Justice: Can animals compromise? K for Killable: Are any species killable? L for Laboratory: What are rats interested in during experiments? M for Magpies: How can we interest elephants in mirrors? N for Necessity: Can one lead a rat to infanticide? O for Oeuvres: Do birds make art? P for Pretenders: Can deception be proof of good manners? Q for Queer: Are penguins coming out of the closet? R for Reaction: Do goats agree with statistics? S for Separations: Can animals be broken down? T for Tying Knots: Who invented language and mathematics? U for Umwelt: Do beasts know ways of being in the world? V for Versions: Do chimpanzees die like we do? W for Work: Why do we say that cows don’t do anything? X for Xenografts: Can one live with the heart of a pig? Y for YouTube: Are animals the new celebrities? Z for Zoophilia: Can horses consent? Notes Index

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""Despret’s book is a timely one-as today ethical questions related to animals seem to be almost everywhere.""-PopMatters.com ""Many philosophers have considered the issue of animal rights, but Despret considerably broadens the range of moral and philosophical concerns in this field.""-CHOICE ""Eccentric but brilliant.""-American Book Review

Despret's book is a timely one--as today ethical questions related to animals seem to be almost everywhere. --<i>PopMatters.com</i></p> Many philosophers have considered the issue of animal rights, but Despret considerably broadens the range of moral and philosophical concerns in this field. --<i>CHOICE</i></p>

Author Information

Vinciane Despret is associate professor of philosophy at University of Liege and Free University of Brussels. Her eight books include Women Who Make a Fuss (with Isabelle Stengers) and Our Emotional Makeup. Brett Buchanan is director of the School of the Environment and associate professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Laurentian University, Canada. Bruno Latour is a french philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist of science.

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