Publication

2008-02-01 - Purdue University Press

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101557534748
  • ISBN-139781557534743
  • Goodreads2915956
  • LibraryThing6146483
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007042131
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCB105.A55 R63 2008
  • LCCB105.A55R63 2008

Description

"The Mark of the Beast historically and critically examines the dire affects of the process of animalization on both humans and animals. Roberts provides a general account of the theoretical division between humans and animals begun largely in the work of Aristotle and continued in that of Descartes and Kant. Following the philosophical provenance of the idea of animality, Roberts explores the practical and "scientific" uses of this idea, focusing largely on what Stephen J. Gould terms the "biodeterministic tradition" by evaluating the primarily nineteenth century theories of atavism, craniology, recapitulation, and so on, while also exploring the use of medical and psychological techniques of animalization." -- Publisher's website

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