Gruen Lori (Wesleyan University Middletown Ct) - Animal Crisis A New Critical Theory - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Leading philosophers Alice Crary and Lori Gruen offer a searing and desperately needed response to systems of thought and action that are failing animals and ultimately humans too. In the wake of global pandemics mass extinctions habitat destruction and catastrophic climate change they issue a clarion call to address the intertwined problems we face arguing that we must radically reimagine our relationships with other animals. In stark contrast to traditional theories in animal ethics which abstract from social mechanisms harmful to human beings Animal Crisis makes the case that there can be no animal liberation without human emancipation. Borrowing from critical theories such as ecofeminism Crary and Gruen present a critical animal theory for understanding and combating the structural forces that enable the diminishment of so many to the advantage of a few. With seven case studies of complex human - animal relations they make an urgent plea to dismantle the human supremacism that is devastating animal lives and hurtling us toward ecocide.
Title: Animal Crisis A New Critical Theory
Author(s): Gruen Lori (Wesleyan University Middletown Ct)
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509549689
Pages: 136 Pages
Publication Date: 8/29/2022
Category: Society & Culture: General