Philosophy, Animality and the Life Sciences

by Wahida Khandker

Using animals for scientific research is a highly contentious issue that Continental philosophers engaging with 'the animal question' have been rightly accused of shying away from. Now, Wahida Khandker asks whether Continental approaches to animality and organic life will make us reconsider our treatment of non-human animals. By following its historical and philosophical development, she argues that the concept of 'pathological life' as a means...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748676775
• ISBN13: 9780748676774
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"