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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Humans, animals, and others

Philip Sampson

pp. 120-134

Abstract

This chapter sets its sights on an analysis of animate "Otherness' as it has developed in critical theory from the Frankfurt School to the late twentieth century.1 I argue that European philosophy's minimal contribution to animal welfare discourse draws our attention to specific weaknesses in its conceptualization of human existence, despite its well known radical critique of humanism. I explore these issues by drawing upon Christian understandings of communality and dominion.

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Falke Cassandra (2010) Intersections in Christianity and critical theory. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 120-134

DOI: 10.1057/9780230294684_10

Full citation:

Sampson Philip (2010) „Humans, animals, and others“, In: C. Falke (ed.), Intersections in Christianity and critical theory, Dordrecht, Springer, 120–134.