Anthropocentrism : human, animals, environments / edited by Rob Boddice.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boddice, Rob.

Series:

Human-Animal Studies 12.

Human-animal studies, 1573-4226 ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speciesism.

Human beings.

Animal rights.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anthropocentrism is a charge of human chauvinism and an acknowledgement of human ontological boundaries. Anthropocentrism has provided order and structure to humans’ understanding of the world, while unavoidably expressing the limits of that understanding. This collection explores the assumptions behind the label ‘anthropocentrism’, critically enquiring into the meaning of ‘human’. It addresses the epistemological and ontological problems of charges of anthropocentrism, questioning whether all human views are inherently anthropocentric. In addition, it examines the potential scope for objective, empathetic, relational, or ‘other’ views that trump anthropocentrism. With a principal focus on ethical questions concerning animals, the environment and the social, the essays ultimately cohere around the question of the non-human, be it animal, ecosystem, god, or machine.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R. Boddice

Introduction. The End Of Anthropocentrism / Rob Boddice

What Is This Quintessence Of Dust? The Concept Of The ‘Human’ And Its Origins / Boria Sax

The View From Somewhere: Anthropocentrism In Metaethics / Kevin Delapp

The Making Of The Human: Anthropocentrism In Modern Social Thought / Richie Nimmo

Toward A Non-Anthropocentric Cosmopolitanism / Gary Steiner

Anthropocentrism And The Medieval Problem Of Religious Language / Eric J. Silverman

Vitruvian Man Is A Pterosaur: Notes On The Transformation Of An Architectural Ideal / Paula Young Lee

Modernity As Anthropolarity: The Human Economy Of Frankenstein / Ben Dawson

Anthropocentrism And The Definition Of ‘Culture’ As A Marker Of The Human/Animal Divide / Sabrina Tonutti

Are Animals Poor In The World? A Critique Of Heidegger’s Anthropocentrism / Philip Tonner

Speciesism As A Variety Of Anthropocentrism / Tony Milligan

The Instrumentalisation Of Horses In Nineteenth-Century Paris / Peter Soppelsa

Anthropomorphism And The Animal Subject / Nik Taylor

Social History, Religion And Technology: An Interdisciplinary Investigation Into White’s ‘Roots’ / Robin Attfield

An Alternative To Anthropocentrism: Deep Ecology And The Metaphysical Turn / Eccy De Jonge

Anthropocentrism And Reason In Dialectic Of Enlightenment: Environmental Crisis And Animal Subject / André Krebber

Index / R. Boddice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16086-2

9786613160867

90-04-21494-1

OCLC:

743693695

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004187948.i-348 DOI