Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects /

"Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: Ethics and Objects" examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these essays collectively argue against ecological anthropocentricity. Sheep, w...

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Tác giả khác: Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome (Biên tập viên)
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Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
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Tóm tắt:"Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: Ethics and Objects" examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these essays collectively argue against ecological anthropocentricity. Sheep, wolves, camels, flowers, chairs, magnets, landscapes, refuse and gems are more than mere objects. They act; they withdraw; they make demands; they connect within lively networks that might foster a new humanism, or that might proceed with indifference towards human affairs. Through what ethics do we respond to these activities and forces? To what futures do these creatures and objects invite us, especially when they appear within the texts and cultures of the "distant" past?
Mô tả sách:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Mô tả vật lý:1 online resource (295 pages): illustrations
Thư mục:Includes bibliographical references.
số ISBN:9780615625355
Truy cập:Open Access