Essays about: "animal philosophy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words animal philosophy.

1. 1. Pigeon Tales : An Exploration of Humanimal Entanglement in Urban Spaces

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Anna Hoekman; [2023]
   Keywords : Pigeons; humanimal relations; animal rights; posthumanism; companion species; historical ecology;

   Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the humanimal entanglements between humans and pigeons in the urban setting. It traces human-pigeon histories from pigeons’ domestication forward to the contemporary conceptions of pigeons as a pest animal. READ MORE

3. 2. The Question of Avian Aesthetics : An Ungendered Theory of Aesthetic Agency

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Luca Leon Canonico Johnson; [2023]
   Keywords : Non-human Animal Aesthetics; Feminist Philosophy of Science; Critical Post-humanism; Feminist Aesthetics; Human-Animal Studies; Non-human Animal Agency; Aesthetic Agency; Avian Aesthetics;

   Abstract : As humanity grapples with its significant global footprint in this era, there is a growing fascination with delving into the experiences and viewpoints of other animal species. This juncture offers an opportune moment to delve into the aesthetics of non-human animals by using diverse interdisciplinary methods and viewpoints. READ MORE

4. 3. Chimeric Mimicry : Reflection and Animality in Merleau-Ponty's Philosophy of Nature

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Filosofi

   Author : Oscar Amcoff; [2023]
   Keywords : animal-studies; human-animal relation; merleau-ponty; merleau-ponty nature; chimera; chimerical; animal reflection; reflection of nature; human-animal divide; carnologocentrism; animal philosophy; animal phenomenology; phenomenology of nature; merleau-ponty and the animal; ineinander; animal embodiment;

   Abstract : 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

5. 4. Cannibalism Is Not Inherently Immoral : A Philosophical Study of Morality and Cannibalism

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Rebecca Blomberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Cannibalism; Armin Meiwes; Meiwes; German cannibal; Cannibal; Moral; Morality; Immoral; Immorality; Philosophy; Ethics; Autonomy; Morality in cannibalism; cannibalism moral; cannibalism morality; consent; moral philosophyy; Kannibalism; kannibal; filosofi; etik; moral; samtycke; Armin Meiwes; Tysk kannibal; moralisk kannibalism; moral i kannibalism; moralfilosofi; autonomi;

   Abstract : This essay argues that cannibalism is not inherently immoral. To demonstrate this, I have analyzed the ethics of cannibalism through the perspective of consent, rights, autonomy, and consumption of flesh. I have defined the concepts of cannibalism and morality. READ MORE

6. 5. Animal Farm, Truth and The Power of Language : Teaching Literature, Logic and Epistemology Together

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Anton Olsson; [2022]
   Keywords : philosophy; EFL; upper secondary school; logical reasoning; critical thinking; George Orwell; Animal Farm; testimonial knowledge; objective and historical truth; fallacies; epistemology; literary themes; the power of language;

   Abstract : Language can create realities, and the totalitarian pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm tend to use language in order to control the oppressed animals’ minds and world view. Orwell’s dystopian fable Animal Farm repeatedly deals with manipulative language, and so an analysis of the animal characters’ language may help upper secondary students to understand themes such as the power of language and truth. READ MORE