Language, Ethics and Animal Life

Wittgenstein and Beyond

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

AvNiklas Forsberg,Mikel Burley,Nora Hämäläinen

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A number of factors—new research into human and animal consciousness, a heightened awareness of the methods and consequences of intensive farming, and modern concerns about animal welfare and ecology—have made our relationship to animals an area of burning interest in contemporary philosophy. Utilizing methods inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein, the contributors to this volume explore this area in a variety of ways.Topics discussed include: * scientific vs. non-scientific ways of describing human and animal behaviour* the ethics of eating particular animal species* human nature, emotions, and instinctive reactions* responses of wonder towards the natural world* the moral relevance of literature* the concept of dignity* the question of whether non-human animals can use languageThis book will be of great value to anyone interested in philosophical and interdisciplinary issues concerning language, ethics and humanity's relation to animals and the natural world.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-11-20
Mått148 x 228 x 16 mm
Vikt360 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781628922363

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AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsIntroductionNiklas Forsberg1. Humanizing Nonhumans: Ape Language Research as Critique of Metaphysics Pär Segerdahl2. Ethics and Language: What We Owe to Speakers David Cockburn3. The Difficulty of Language: Wittgenstein on Animals and Humans Nancy E. Baker4. Rape among the Panorpidae, Spouse Abuse among the Mantis Religiosa, and Other 'Reproductive Strategies' in the Animal and Human World Olli Lagerspetz5. Three Perspectives on AltruismYlva Gustafsson6. Talking about EmotionCamilla Kronqvist 7. Man as a Moral Animal: Moral Language-Games, Certainty, and the Emotions Julia Hermann8. Living with Animals, Living as an Animal Anne Le Goff9. What's Wrong with a Bite of Dog?Rami Gudovitch10. Second Nature and Animal LifeStefano Di Brisco11. Wittgenstein, Wonder and Attention to Animals Mikel Burley 12. Honour, Dignity and the Realm of Meaning Nora Hämäläinen 13. W. G. Sebald and the Ethics of Narrative Alice CraryBibliographyIndex