Ryan, Derek. <br/><br/>
Animal theory  a critical introduction / 
Derek Ryan. 
 - Edinburgh :  Edinburgh University Press,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgements --  Introduction. Thinking outside the cage. A history of anthropocentrism? Antiquity and enlightenment. Animal studies and animal theory. Chapter review. Key texts and further reading --  1. Animals as humans. Psychoanalytic animals. Anthropomorphism : pitfalls and potential. Writing 'as if' anthropomorphism : 'Lizzie's tiger'. Key texts and further reading --  2. Animal ontology. Humans as animals. Becoming animal. Posthuman animals. Uncomfortable analogies : the lives of animals. Key texts and further reading --  3. Animal life. Everyday animals. Phenomenological worlds. Why not an olfactory art? Timbuktu. Key texts and further reading --  4. Animal ethics. Animal uses and abuses. Beyond animal rights. Eating animals. Meat Stories : eating animials. Key texts and further reading --  Index. 
<br/><br/> An account of the challenges and potential in thinking about and with animals. Provides a discussion of theoretical approaches to animals in modern and contemporary philosophy. Offers a guide to concepts in animal theory. Intervenes in current debates by engaging with theoretical issues and suggesting new ways to consider human-animal relations. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780748682218 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB6F5055  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Animals (Philosophy)<br/>Human-animal relationships.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B105  / .A556 2015