The History of Animals: A Philosophy

Synopsis

Oxana Timofeeva's The History Of Animals: A Philosophy Is An Original And Ambitious Treatment Of The Animal Question. While Philosophers Have Always Made Distinctions Between Human Beings And Animals, Timofeeva Imagines A World Free Of Such Walls And Borders. Timofeeva Shows The Way Towards The Full Acceptance Of Our Animality; An Acceptance Which Does Not Mean The Return To Our Animal Roots, Or Anything Similar. The Freedom Generated By This Acceptance Operates Through Negativity; Is An Effect Of The Rejection Of The Very Core Of Metaphysical Philosophy And Christian Culture, Traditionally Opposed To Our 'animal' Nature And Seemingly Detached From It.-- Oedipus The Horse -- Before The Law -- The Insane -- Insecure, Anxious And Unhappy -- Unemployed Animality -- Dialectics Of The Fish -- The Shepherd Of Being -- Poor Life. Oxana Timofeeva ; Introduction By Slavoj Žižek. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [188]-197) And Index.