Creaturely Cosmologies : Why Metaphysics Matters for Animal and Planetary Liberation.

By:

Donaldson, Brianne

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Contemporary Whitehead StudiesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781498501804

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Creaturely CosmologiesDDC classification:

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BD111 .D65 2015

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 From Frameworks of Recognition to Frameworks of Relevance -- 2 The Strange Creatures of Process Thought -- 3 Disruptive Souls in Jain Cosmology -- 4 Intra-Actions I -- 5 Intra-Actions II -- 6 Provocative Life Without Robbery -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Summary: This book asserts that metaphysics is a fundamental factor in systemic brutality toward animals, plants, and marginalized populations and examines Whitehead's process-relational thought and the nonviolent Indian tradition of Jainism in order to offer a new perspective on metaphysics.

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This book asserts that metaphysics is a fundamental factor in systemic brutality toward animals, plants, and marginalized populations and examines Whitehead's process-relational thought and the nonviolent Indian tradition of Jainism in order to offer a new perspective on metaphysics.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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