The rhetorical invention of man : a history of distinguishing humans from other animals / Greg Goodale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodale, Greg, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical anthropology.

Human beings.

Speciesism.

Humanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Rhetorical Invention of Man </span><span>examines how the category "Man" has dominated Western thinking since the sixteenth century. This category, a historical anomaly according to Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida, has produced distortions in our ability to understand reality that do great harm to our health, morals, and environment.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologos; 1 Man Is an Invention; 2 Translating Man; 3 Before Man; 4 The Distinction of Man; 5 The Certainty of Man; 6 The Arrogance of Man; 7 The Trouble with Man; Epilogos; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Goodale, Greg, 1966- Rhetorical invention of man : a history of distinguishing humans from other animals.

ISBN:

1-4985-0930-4

1-4985-0931-2

OCLC:

909773317