Zoographies: The Question of the Animal from Heidegger to Derrida (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231140232)

Zoographies challenges the anthropocentrism of the Continental philosophical tradition and advances the position that, while some distinctions are valid, humans and animals are best viewed as part of an ontological whole. Matthew Calarco draws on ethological and evolutionary evidence and the work of Heidegger, who called for a radicalized responsibility toward all forms of life. He also turns to Levinas, who raised questions about the nature and scope of ethics; Agamben, who held the "anthropological machine" responsible for the horrors of the twentieth century; and Derrida, who initiated a nonanthropocentric ethics. Calarco concludes with a call for the abolition of classical versions of the human-animal distinction and asks that we devise new ways of thinking about and living with animals.

Author: Matthew Calarco
ISBN-10: 0231140231
ISBN-13: 9780231140232
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/08/2008
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/10/2008 pg. 21
Choice 01/01/2009