Logos of the Living World - Merleau-Ponty, Animals, and Language

This book puts Merleau-Ponty's philosophy into dialogue with literature, evolutionary biology, and animal studies to argue for evolutionary continuity between human cultural and linguistic behaviors and the semiotic activities of other animals. It restores our species to its place within the co-evolved animal community now threatened by environmental change.

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About the author

Louise Westling is Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon.

Summary

This book puts Merleau-Ponty's philosophy into dialogue with literature, evolutionary biology, and animal studies to argue for evolutionary continuity between human cultural and linguistic behaviors and the semiotic activities of other animals. It restores our species to its place within the co-evolved animal community now threatened by environmental change.

Product details

• Authors: Louise Westling
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9780823255658
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-5565-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Groundworks: Ecological Issues; Groundworks: Ecological Issues in Philosophy and Theology; Groundworks: Ecological Issues; Groundworks: Ecological Issues in Philosophy and Theology
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works