On the Animal Trail

ISBN-13: 9781509547173 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 180 str.

Baptiste Morizot; Andrew Brown

Recenzje

'Morizot practises an entirely new genre of experimental philosophy: he shuns thought experiments, seeking instead to experience how non-human animals perceive the world by looking for traces of their actions and, eventually, encountering some of them. Tracking wolves in the Alps, bears in Yellowstone or snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan is not for him the mere hobby of a nature-lover; it is a deeply philosophical exercise: it means experiencing the world from the point of view of other animals, hence partially transforming one's body into theirs so as to imagine what it is to inhabit a place from a non-human perspective.'Philippe Descola, author of Beyond Nature and Culture"[A]n impressive work of philosophy written in a beautifully lyrical form. Part memoir, travelogue, and science writing, the book's structure is almost novelistic with a strong narrative voice, characterization, compelling plot, and literary elements."Leonardo Reviews

Spis treści

AcknowledgementsPreface by Vinciane DespretPreamble: Enforesting oneselfChapter One: The signs of the wolfChapter Two: A single bear standing erectChapter Three: The patience of the pantherChapter Four: The discreet art of trackingChapter Five: Lombric cosmologyChapter Six: The origin of investigationNotesCredits

O autorze

Baptiste Morizot teaches philosophy at Aix-Marseille University