Description An indispensible account of the transition from the Cartesian view of animals as mere biological machines to La Mettrie’s view that human beings are also just such machines. Rosenfield’s work is especially important for […]
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Subjugated Animals: Animals and Anthropocentrism in Early Modern European Culture
Description Discusses early modern attitudes toward animals with an emphasis on anthropocentrism, and on interdisciplinary sources, including intellectual history, the history of science, literature and art. Creator Nathaniel Wolloch Publisher (Amherst, NY: Humanity Books / […]