A foray into the worlds of animals and humans with, A theory of meaning
Is the tick a machine or a machine operator? Is it a mere object or a subject? With these questions, the pioneering biophilosopher Jakob von Uexküll embarks on a remarkable exploration of the unique social and physical environments that individual animal species, as well as individuals within speci...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st University of Minnesota Press ed |
| Series: | Posthumanities ;
12. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797955306719 |
| Summary: | Is the tick a machine or a machine operator? Is it a mere object or a subject? With these questions, the pioneering biophilosopher Jakob von Uexküll embarks on a remarkable exploration of the unique social and physical environments that individual animal species, as well as individuals within species, build and inhabit. This concept of the umwelt has become enormously important within posthumanist philosophy, influencing such figures as Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Deleuze and Guattari, and, most recently, Giorgio Agamben, who has called Uexküll ""a high point of modern antihumanism."" A key docu |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the German. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816675388 |
