Timofeeva Oxana. The History of Animals: A Philosophy

Introduction by Slavoj Žižek. — London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. — 192 p. — ISBN10: 1350012017; ISBN13: 978-1350012011Oxana Timofeeva's The History of Animals: A Philosophy is an original and ambitious treatment of the "animal question". While philosophers have always made distinctions between human beings and animals, Timofeeva imagines a world free of such walls and borders. Timofeeva shows the way towards the full acceptance of our animality; an acceptance which does not mean the return to our animal roots, or anything similar. The freedom generated by this acceptance operates through negativity; is an effect of the rejection of the very core of metaphysical philosophy and Christian culture, traditionally opposed to our 'animal' nature and seemingly detached from it. With a foreword by Slavoj Žižek, this book is accessible, jargon-free and ideal for students and all those interested in re-imagining how we engage with animals and the environment.Introduction by Slavoj ŽižekOedipus the horse
Before the law
The insane
Insecure, anxious and unhappy
Unemployed animality
Dialectics of the fish
The shepherd of being
Poor life