Philosophy and animal life
By: Stanley Cavell ... [et al.].
Contributors: Cavell, Stanley.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780231145145
Subjects: Animals (Philosophy); Human-animal relationships
Description: "Philosophy and Animal Life offers a new way of thinking about animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of philosophy itself. It is a crucial collection for those interested in animal rights, ethics, and the development of philosophical inquiry. It also offers a unique exploration of the role of ethics in Coetzee's fiction."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Exposures / Cary Wolfe; title: The difficulty of reality and the difficulty of philosophy / Cora Diamond; title: Companionable thinking / Stanley Cavell; title: Comment on Stanley Cavell's "Companionable thinking" / John McDowell; title: Conclusion: Deflections / Ian Hacking.