Drouin A Philosophy of the Insect

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-231-54072-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

The philosopher and historian of science Jean-Marc Drouin contends that insects pose a fundamental challenge to philosophy. Exploring the questions of what insects are and what scientific, aesthetic, ethical, and historical relationships they have with humanity, he argues that they force us to reconsider our ideas of the animal and the social.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Drouin, Jean-Marc

Weitere Mitwirkende

Trager, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Spinnentiere (Arachnide)
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Tier- und Umweltschutz
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Tiny Giants
2. An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
3. An Entomologist’s Point of View
4. Insect Politics
5. Individual Instinct and Collective Intelligence
6. Battles and Alliances
7. Model Insects
8. Worlds and Environments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jean-Marc Drouin is a retired professor of philosophy and the history of science at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and a member of the Centre Alexandre Koyré. His works include L’Écologie et son histoire (1993) and L’Herbier des philosophes (2008).

Anne Trager is a translator and editor based in France. She is the founder of Le French Book, an independent press publishing English translations of French fiction and providing translation and cross-cultural services.