Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

Animal, Mineral, Vegetable 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,...

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Other Authors: Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2012
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