The animal and the human in ancient thought : the "man alone of animals" concept / Stephen T. Newmyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newmyer, Stephen T. (Stephen Thomas), author.

Series:

Routledge monographs in classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human beings--Animal nature--Philosophy.

Human beings.

Human-animal relationships--Philosophy.

Human-animal relationships.

Logos (Philosophy).

Philosophical anthropology.

Human beings--Animal nature.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xi, 156 pages ; ǂc 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

"This is the first book-length study of the "man alone of animals" topos in classical literature, not restricting its analysis to Greco-Roman claims of man's intellectual uniqueness, but including classical assertions of man's physiological and emotional uniqueness. It supplements this analysis of ancient manifestations with an examination of how the commonplace survives and has been restated, transformed, and extended in contemporary ethological literature and in the literature of the animal rights and animal welfare movements. Author Stephen T. Newmyer demonstrates that the anthropocentrism detected in Greek applications of the "man alone of animals" topos is not only alive and well in many facets of the current debate on human-animal relations, but that combating its negative effects is a stated aim of some modern philosophers and activists."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction

First steps toward a "man alone of animals" concept in Greek thought

"Man alone of animals": three classic ancient texts

What makes man human? the reign of Logos

The importance of being rational: Logos and moral value

Body image : physiology and the rise of civilization

Animal affect : is man alone of animals emotional?

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780415837347

0415837340

OCLC:

959080454