Foreword - Alan Watson Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Diagnosis: Our Moral Schizophrenia about Animals 2. Vivisection: A Trickier Question 3. The Cause of Our Moral Schizophrenia: Animals as Property 4. The Cure for Our Moral Schizophrenia: The Principle of Equal Considerat…
Dogs: archaeology beyond domestication
"While previous studies of dogs in human history have focused on how people have changed the species through domestication, this volume offers a rich archaeological portrait of the human-canine bond. Contributors investigate the ways people have viewed and valued dogs in differe…
Humans and animals: a geography of coexistence
What is it that makes humans, human? As science and technology challenge the boundaries between life and non-life, between organic and inorganic, this ancient question is more timely than ever. Acclaimed Object-Oriented philosopher Timothy Morton invites us to consider this phil…
A life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we're providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there's another emotion, less often acknowledged, that can be nearly as powerful: guilt. When we see ou…
Relational archaeologies: humans, animals, things
