Coetzee and the limits of the survival

Coetzee and the limits of the survival

Nobel prize-winner John Maxwell Coetzee, during a series of seminars organised by an organisation dedicated to raising awareness about the rights of non-human animals, read a previously unpublished piece of writing, in the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, to a full house, through one of his bes...

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Main Author: Laura Favières Català
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Dret 2016-07-01
Series:Derecho Animal
Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/da/article/view/50
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spelling doaj-accc58ab1d764172b77efa06caa8ef6a2021-02-16T15:32:39ZengUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Facultat de DretDerecho Animal2462-75182016-07-01731410.5565/rev/da.5050Coetzee and the limits of the survivalLaura Favières CatalàNobel prize-winner John Maxwell Coetzee, during a series of seminars organised by an organisation dedicated to raising awareness about the rights of non-human animals, read a previously unpublished piece of writing, in the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, to a full house, through one of his best known characters, Elisabeth Costello, highlighting the cruelty of human beings towards non-human animals. With brilliant references to philosophers and their work, he reflected upon our own limits, on compassion, justice and conscience.https://revistes.uab.cat/da/article/view/50
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