"Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this groundbreaking work, renowned anthropologist Philippe Descola seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. In its stead, Descola proposes a radical new worldview, in which beings and objects, human and nonhuman, are understood through the complex relationships that they possess with one another. The Ecology of Others presents a compelling challenge to anthropologists, ecologists, and environmental studies scholars to rethink the way we conceive of humans, objects, and the environment. Thought-provoking and engagingly written, it will be required reading for all those interested in moving beyond the moving beyond the confines of this fascinating debate." --Publisher's note

Descola, Philippe; Godbout, Geneviève; Luley, Benjamin P

Philippe Descola; Genevive Godbout; Benjamin P. Luley

Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC

United States, United States of America

Chicago, cop. 2013

PS, 2013

2012

Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this groundbreaking work, renowned anthropologist Philippe Descola seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. In its stead, Descola proposes a radical new worldview, in which beings and objects, human and nonhuman, are understood through the complex relationships between them. The "Ecology of Others" presents a compelling challenge to anthropologists, ecologists, and environmental studies scholars to rethink the way we conceive of humans, objects, and the environment. Thought-provoking and engagingly written, it will be required reading for all those interested in moving beyond the current confines of this fascinating debate

I. The Clam Debate. On The Proper Use Of Siphons ; Conjectural Ecology ; The Two Natures Of Lévi-strauss -- Ii. Anthropological Dualism. Nature Naturing, Nature Natured ; A Paradoxical Object ; Controversies And Convergences. The Path Of Reduction. The Path Of Translation -- Iii. To Each His Own Nature. Truths And Beliefs ; The Mystery Of The Moderns ; Monisms And Symmetries ; Universalism And Relativism. Philippe Descola ; Translated From The French By Geneviève Godbout And Benjamin P. Luley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 89-91).

Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena.

ii, 91 p. ; 18 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91)

2024-07-01