{"product_id":"philosophy-and-animal-life-9780231145152","title":"Philosophy and Animal Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Animal Life\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new way of thinking about animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of philosophy itself. Cora Diamond begins with \"The Difficulty of Reality and the Difficulty of Philosophy,\" in which she accuses analytical philosophy of evading, or deflecting, the responsibility of human beings toward nonhuman animals. Diamond then explores the animal question as it is bound up with the more general problem of philosophical skepticism. Focusing specifically on J. M. Coetzee's \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e, she considers the failure of language to capture the vulnerability of humans and animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanley Cavell responds to Diamond's argument with his own close reading of Coetzee's work, connecting the human-animal relation to further themes of morality and philosophy. John McDowell follows with a critique of both Diamond and Cavell, and Ian Hacking explains why Cora Diamond's essay is so deeply perturbing and, paradoxically for a philosopher, he favors poetry over philosophy as a way of overcoming some of her difficulties. Cary Wolfe's introduction situates these arguments within the broader context of contemporary continental philosophy and theory, particularly Jacques Derrida's work on deconstruction and the question of the animal. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Animal Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley Cavell is the Walter M. Cabot Professor Emeritus of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy the Day After Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Claim of Reason: Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCora Diamond is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Philosophy and professor of law at the University of Virginia and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Realistic Spirit: Wittgenstein, Philosophy, and the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn McDowell is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh and the author of \u003ci\u003eMind and World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMind, Value, and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMeaning, Knowledge, and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIan Hacking is University Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Toronto and held the Chair of philosophy and history of scientific concepts at the Collège de France. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Social Construction of What?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistorical Ontology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of Chance (Ideas in Context)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCary Wolfe is Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English at Rice University. His books include \u003ci\u003eAnimal Rites: American Culture, the Discourse of Species\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePosthumanist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, and the edited collection \u003ci\u003eZoontologies: The Question of the Animal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founding editor of the series Posthumanities at the University of Minnesota Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318561673490,"sku":"9780231145152","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86e9a645-8156-4f4c-8a12-c5e871df9f97.jpg?v=1727557628","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/philosophy-and-animal-life-9780231145152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}