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Overview"This book reexamines the concept of the animal on the plane of immanence, as opposed to the traditional viewpoint founded on the plane of transcendence. Following Deleuze and Guattari’s notion that philosophy is a discipline of creating concepts, this book traces how the concept of the animal was created in the history of philosophy through re-reading the works of Descartes, Kant, Heidegger, Derrida and Levinas. Their theories show that the concept of the animal was constructed on the ""plane of transcendence"" as subservient to the self-serving human, who represents the animal as a negative entity devoid of reason, ethics, the ability to enter into political alliances or even die. With this perspective and a range of theories from thinkers such as Spinoza, Nancy, Haraway and Braidotti as the groundwork, a new positive concept of the animal, operating on the plane of immanence, is sketched out, compelling a reappraisal of the relationships between body and thought, ethics and politics, or life and death. With comprehensive interpretations of the views of several key philosophers, from Kant and Heidegger to Deleuze, Derrida and Agamben, this book will be valuable for scholars of theoretical animal studies and continental philosophy interested in the philosophical significance of the animal question." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Krzysztof Skonieczny (University of Warsaw, Poland)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367437206ISBN 10: 0367437201 Pages: 146 Publication Date: 06 March 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Krzysztof Skonieczny is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of ""Artes Liberales,"" University of Warsaw. His interests include animal studies, political philosophy and the question of atheism. He coedited (with Szymon Wróbel) Atheism Revisited. Rethinking Modernity and Inventing New Modes of Life (2020)." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |