Animal, Subject, Constitution

• Published in: Mosaic (Winnipeg) Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 113 - 128
• Main Author: De Ville, Jacques
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Winnipeg Mosaic, an interdisciplinary critical journal 01.03.2021; University of Manitoba, Mosaic; MOSAIC
• Subjects: Allusion; Analysis; Animals; Anthropocentrism; Anthropomorphism; Civil society; Consciousness; Criticism and interpretation; Derrida, Jacques; Human-animal relationships; Kant, Immanuel; Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804); Literary devices; Metaphysics; Morality; Narrative techniques; Philosophers; Public speaking; Traditions; Europe

[...]very little, if any, account is taken of ethological and primatological studies by these theorists in their discussion of animals. [...]he raises questions about whether human beings can in fact be said to have the specific characteristic or ability which is attributed to them exclusively, for...