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A Philosophy of the Insect (Paperback)
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A Philosophy of the Insect (Paperback)
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List price R777
Loot Price R574
Discovery Miles 5 740
You Save R203 (26%)
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The world of insects is at once beneath our feet and unfathomably
alien. Small and innumerable, insects surround and disrupt us even
as we scarcely pay them any mind. Insects confront us with the
limits of what is imaginable, while at the same time being
essential to the everyday functioning of all terrestrial
ecosystems. In this book, the philosopher and historian of science
Jean-Marc Drouin contends that insects pose a fundamental challenge
to philosophy. Exploring the questions of what insects are and what
scientific, aesthetic, ethical, and historical relationships they
have with humanity, he argues that they force us to reconsider our
ideas of the animal and the social. He traces the role that insects
have played in language, mythology, literature, entomology,
sociobiology, and taxonomy over the centuries. Drouin emphasizes
the links between humanistic and scientific approaches-how we have
projected human roles onto insects and seen ourselves in insect
form. Caught between the animal and plant kingdoms, insects force
us to confront and reevaluate our notions of gender, family,
society, struggle, the division of labor, social organization, and
individual and collective intelligence. A remarkably original and
thought-provoking work, A Philosophy of the Insect is an important
book for animal studies, environmental ethics, and the history and
philosophy of science.
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