Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects
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"Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: Ethics and Objects" examines what happens when we cease to assume that only humans exert agency. Through a careful examination of medieval, early modern and contemporary lifeworlds, these essays collectively argue against ecological anthropocentricity. Sheep, wolves, camels, flowers, chairs, magnets, landscapes, refuse and gems are more than mere objects. They act; they withdraw; they make demands; they connect within lively networks that might foster a new humanism, or that might proceed with indifference towards human affairs. Through what ethics do we respond to these activities and forces? To what futures do these creatures and objects invite us, especially when they appear within the texts and cultures of the â‚¬Å“distantâ‚¬Â past? TABLE OF CONTENTS: Jeffrey J. Cohen: â‚¬Å“Introduction: All Thingsâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Karl Steel: â‚¬Å“With the World, or Bound to Face the Sky: The Postures of the Wolf-Child of Hesseâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Sharon Kinoshita: â‚¬Å“Animals and the Medieval Culture of Empireâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Kellie Robertson: â‚¬Å“Exemplary Rocksâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Valerie Allen: â‚¬Å“Mineral Virtueâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Peggy McCracken (University of Michigan): â‚¬Å“The Human and the Floralâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Eileen Joy: â‚¬Å“You Are Here: A Manifestoâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Julian Yates: â‚¬Å“Sheep Tracks: A Multi-Species Impressionâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Julia Reinhard Lupton: â‚¬Å“The Renaissance Res Publica of Thingsâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Jane Bennett: â‚¬Å“Powers of the Hoard: Notes on Material Agencyâ‚¬Â Response Essays: Lowell Duckert, â‚¬Å“Speaking Stones, John Muir, and A Slower (Non)humanitiesâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Nedda Mehdizadeh, â‚¬Å“Ruinous Monument: Transporting Objects in Herbertâ‚¬s Persepolisâ‚¬Â â‚¬â€œ Jonathan Gil Harris, â‚¬Å“Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Twenty Questionsâ‚¬Â
Country USA
Brand Punctum Books
Manufacturer Punctum Books
Binding Paperback
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EANs 9780615625355
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Punctum Books
Manufacturer	Punctum Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	unknown
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780615625355
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects

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