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Images Of Animals (Animals, Culture, and Society) : Crist, Eileen

The way animals are portrayed in art, literature, and science—often through anthropomorphism —is not merely metaphorical; it determines social policy, ethical treatment, and human identity. Related Works in the "Animals, Culture, and Society" Series Images Of Animals (Animals Culture And Society)

A central tension in Western thought is the "unbridgeable hiatus" between humans and animals versus the Darwinian view of evolutionary continuity. This conflict remains at the heart of all behavioral writings. Images Of Animals (Animals, Culture, and Society) :

Crist examines how different writing styles (e.g., Darwinian continuity vs. Cartesian mechanization) transfigure the reader's view of an animal's body from a "sentient subject" to a "vacant object". Crist examines how different writing styles (e

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