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Informationen zum Autor Vinciane Despret is associate professor of philosophy at University of Liège and Free University of Brussels. Her eight books include Women Who Make a Fuss (with Isabelle Stengers) and Our Emotional Makeup. Brett Buchanan is director of the School of the Environment and associate professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Laurentian University, Canada. Bruno Latour is a french philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist of science. Klappentext Vinciane Despret is associate professor of philosophy at University of Liège and Free University of Brussels. Her eight books include Women Who Make a Fuss (with Isabelle Stengers) and Our Emotional Makeup. Brett Buchanan is director of the School of the Environment and associate professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Laurentian University, Canada. Bruno Latour is a french philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist of science. Zusammenfassung Vinciane Despret argues that behaviors weidentify as separating humans from animals do not actually properly belong tohumans. Combining serious scholarship with humor! this book poses twenty-sixquestions that stretch our preconceived ideas about what animals do! what theythink about! and what they want. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsForewordBruno LatourAcknowledgmentsHow to Use This BookTranslator's NoteA for Artists: Stupid like a painter?B for Beasts: Do apes really ape?C for Corporeal: Is it all right to urinate in front of animals?D for Delinquents: Can animals revolt?E for Exhibitionists: Do animals see themselves as we see them?F for Fabricating Science: Do animals have a sense of prestige?G for Genius: With whom would extraterrestrials want to negotiate?H for Hierarchies: Might the dominance of males be a myth?I for Impaired: Are animals reliable models of morality?J for Justice: Can animals compromise?K for Killable: Are any species killable?L for Laboratory: What are rats interested in during experiments?M for Magpies: How can we interest elephants in mirrors?N for Necessity: Can one lead a rat to infanticide?O for Oeuvres: Do birds make art?P for Pretenders: Can deception be proof of good manners?Q for Queer: Are penguins coming out of the closet?R for Reaction: Do goats agree with statistics?S for Separations: Can animals be broken down?T for Tying Knots: Who invented language and mathematics?U for Umwelt: Do beasts know ways of being in the world?V for Versions: Do chimpanzees die like we do?W for Work: Why do we say that cows don’t do anything?X for Xenografts: Can one live with the heart of a pig?Y for YouTube: Are animals the new celebrities?Z for Zoophilia: Can horses consent?NotesIndex...
