Animal Lessons Kelly Oliver. Animal lessons is about how philosophers throughout western history have used animals to make the case that humans are special. How they teach us to be human.
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Animal lessons 2009 in animal lessons. How they teach us to be human cover interview of january 19 2010. Deftly challenging this position kelly oliver proves that in fact it is the animal that teaches us to be human.
Through their sex their habits and our perception of their purpose animals show us how not to be them.
Philosophy reads humanity against animality arguing that man is man because he is separate from beast. Philosophy reads humanity against animality arguing that man is man because he is separate from beast. Through their sex their habits and our perception of their purpose animals show us how not to be them. Animal lessons is a rigorous engaging and thought provoking account of our relationships with animals and how we learn from them what it means to be human.
