Aesop's Anthropology: A Multispecies Approach

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Aesop's Anthropology: A Multispecies Approach
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Hartigan Jr.
SeriesForerunners: Ideas First
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:60
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 127
Category/GenrePhilosophy
Wildlife - general interest
ISBN/Barcode 9780816696840
ClassificationsDewey:179.3
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 30 October 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

"Aesop's Anthropology" is a guide for thinking through the perplexing predicaments and encounters that arise as the line between human and nonhuman shifts in modern life. Recognizing that culture is not unique to humans, John Hartigan Jr. asks what we can learn about culture from other species. He pursues a variety of philosophical and scientific i

Author Biography

John Hartigan Jr. is professor of anthropology and director of the Americo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.