The History of Animals: A Philosophy

By Oxana Timofeeva

Book Overview

Oxana Timofeeva's The History of Animals: A Philosophy is an original and ambitious treatment of the "animal question". While philosophers have always made distinctions between human beings and animals, Timofeeva imagines a world free of such walls and borders. Timofeeva shows the way towards the full acceptance of our animality; an acceptance which does not mean the return to our animal roots, or anything similar. The freedom generated by this acceptance operates through negativity; is an effect of the rejection of the very core of metaphysical philosophy and Christian culture, traditionally opposed to our 'animal' nature and seemingly detached from it.

With a foreword by Slavoj Zizek, this book is accessible, jargon-free and ideal for students and all those interested in re-imagining how we engage with animals and the environment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350012009
• ISBN13: 9781350012004
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"