The Philosophical Ethology of Vinciane Despret

ISBN-13: 9780367890537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 196 str.

Brett Buchanan; Matthew Chrulew; Jeffrey Bussolini

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the writings of Belgian philosopher Vinciane Despret. This volume features translated excerpts from each of Despret’s books, an interview with Despret, as well as a preface by Donna Haraway. This book was originally published as a special issue of Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humaniti

Spis treści

Introduction: Vinciane Despret  Preface: A Curious Practice  1. The Metamorphoses of Vinciane Despret  2. Models and Methods: Sketch of a Field Study  3. The Enigma of the Raven  4. Who Made Clever Hans Stupid?  5. The Pragmatics of Expertise  6. Beasts and Humans  7. The Otter and the Fish Farmer  8. Thinking Like a Rat  9. Animal Abecedary: "O for OEuvres" and "Q for Queer"  10. We Are Not So Stupid … Animals Neither  11. On Asking the Right Questions: An Interview with Vinciane Despret

O autorze

Brett Buchanan is Director of the School of the Environment, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.

Matthew Chrulew is ARC DECRA Research Fellow in the Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

Jeffrey Bussolini is Associate Professor of Sociology-Anthropology at City University of New York, USA.