The ecology of others / Philippe Descola ; translated from the French by Geneviève Godbout and Benjamin P. Luley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Descola, Philippe.

Contributor:

Godbout, Geneviève.

Luley, Benjamin P.

Series:

Paradigm (Chicago, Ill.) ; 42.

Paradigm ; 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology--Philosophy.

Anthropology.

Anthropology--Environmental aspects.

Anthropology--Methodology.

Anthropology--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

ii, 91 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Prickly Paradigm Press, [2013]

Summary:

Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been a fundamental characteristic of Western thought. In this groundbreaking work, Philippe Descola seeks to break down the divide between nature and culture, arguing for an anthropology freed from its anthropocentrism and this dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct realms of phenomena. In its stead, Descola envisions a radically novel worldview, in which beings and objects, humans and non-humans are analyzed by the relationships that they possess between each other. In this, Descola challenges anthropologists and other scholars to rethink the very way they talk about humans, objects, and the environment. Descola's book will be essential reading for anthropologists, ecologists, and environmental activists alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The Clam Debate 7

On the proper use of siphons 8

Conjectural ecology 13

The two natures of Lévi-Strauss 19

II Anthropological Dualism 27

Nature naturing, nature natured 28

A paradoxical object 35

Controversies and convergences 41

The path of reduction 41

The path of translation 45

III To Each His Own Nature 55

Truths and beliefs 57

The mystery of the Moderns 61

Monisms and symmetries 64

Universalism and relativism 76.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91).

ISBN:

0984201025

9780984201020

OCLC:

788274497

Publisher Number:

99961249617