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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Drugi avtorji: Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome (Editor)
Format: Elektronski eKnjiga
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Serija:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Izvleček:"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?
Opis knjige/članka:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Fizični opis:1 online resource (295 pages): illustrations
Bibliografija:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780615625355
Dostop:Open Access