Animal Rites: American Culture, the Discourse of Species, and Posthumanist Theory

Animal Rites: American Culture, the Discourse of Species, and Posthumanist Theory
ISBN-10
0226905144
ISBN-13
9780226905143
Series
Animal Rites
Category
Nature
Pages
237
Language
English
Published
2003-02
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Author
Cary Wolfe

Description

Now that supposedly distinguishing marks of humanity, from reasoning to tool use, have been found in other species, how can we justify discriminating against nonhuman animals on the basis of their species? Wolfe examines contemporary notions of humanism, ethics and animal rights.

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