Jacques Derrida and zoomorphism: an inquiry
The article discusses zoomorphism as part of the anthropocentric discourse aimed at establishing human dominance over animals. Basing on Jacques Derrida’s 1997 paper “The Animal That Therefore I Am (More to Follow),” the article approaches anthropomorphism and zoomorphism as culturally sanctioned wa...
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2018-05-01
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| description | The article discusses zoomorphism as part of the anthropocentric discourse aimed at establishing human dominance over animals. Basing on Jacques Derrida’s 1997 paper “The Animal That Therefore I Am (More to Follow),” the article approaches anthropomorphism and zoomorphism as culturally sanctioned ways of misrepresenting animality and shaping human attitudes towards real-life animals. A symptom of the misrepresentation is the gap between animals and their linguistic denotations. The specific aim of the article is to demonstrate that zoomorphism as used in everyday language conserves the human-centered vision of the world by ignoring the differences between individual animals. The discussion concludes by arguing that zoomorphism can be remedied by the individualizing aspects of anthropomorphism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a60de06fa5094db6aa86e08c7ac465252025-08-20T02:20:48ZpolAdam Mickiewicz UniversityPrzestrzenie Teorii1644-67632450-57652018-05-0102810.14746/pt.2017.28.9.12032Jacques Derrida and zoomorphism: an inquiryKamil Michta0Uniwersytet Śląski w KatowicachThe article discusses zoomorphism as part of the anthropocentric discourse aimed at establishing human dominance over animals. Basing on Jacques Derrida’s 1997 paper “The Animal That Therefore I Am (More to Follow),” the article approaches anthropomorphism and zoomorphism as culturally sanctioned ways of misrepresenting animality and shaping human attitudes towards real-life animals. A symptom of the misrepresentation is the gap between animals and their linguistic denotations. The specific aim of the article is to demonstrate that zoomorphism as used in everyday language conserves the human-centered vision of the world by ignoring the differences between individual animals. The discussion concludes by arguing that zoomorphism can be remedied by the individualizing aspects of anthropomorphism.https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/pt/article/view/12609Derridaanimalsanimalityzoomorphismanthropomorphismanthropocentrism |
| spellingShingle | Kamil Michta Jacques Derrida and zoomorphism: an inquiry Przestrzenie Teorii Derrida animals animality zoomorphism anthropomorphism anthropocentrism |
| title | Jacques Derrida and zoomorphism: an inquiry |
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| title_short | Jacques Derrida and zoomorphism: an inquiry |
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