Essays about: "animal alterity"
Found 2 essays containing the words animal alterity.
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1. Chimeric Mimicry : Reflection and Animality in Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy of Nature
University essay from Södertörns högskola/FilosofiAbstract : In this paper, I attempt to understand how Merleau-Ponty views the relation between nature and reflection, as well as the meaning behind the terms “human” and “animal” and the relations between them. I approach this by outlining the transition from Merleau-Ponty’s early philosophy (SB, PP) to his late philosophy (N, VI). READ MORE
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2. ANIMAL QUALIA AND NON-ANTHROPOCENTRIC NARRATION IN BARBARA GOWDY’S THE WHITE BONE : PROBLEMATIZING NONHUMAN EXPERIENTIALITY THROUGH ENVISIONMENTS IN THE EFL CLASSROOM
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This thesis examines nonhuman phenomenological experiences, communication, and sensory perception in Barbara Gowdy’s The White Bone. Drawing on literary and pedagogical theories by Roman Bartosch, Monika Fludernik, Marco Caracciolo, David Herman, and Judith Langer, the thesis argues that Gowdy’s novel employs narrative strategies and devices that involve nonhuman experientiality evoked from sensorial configurations, narration, and textual cognitive and embodied experiences. READ MORE