Mark of Beast: Animality and Human Oppression

The Mark of the Beast historically and critically examines the dire effects of the process of animalization on both humans and animals. Roberts provides a general account of the theoretical division between humans and animals begun largely in the work of Aristotle and continued in that of Descartes and Kant. Following the philosophical provenance of the idea of animality, Roberts explores the practical and scientific uses of this idea, focusing largely on what Stephen J. Gould terms the biodeterministic tradition by evaluating the primarily ninteenth century theories of atavism, craniology, recapitulation, and so on, while also exploring the use of medical and psychological techniques of animalization.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 05/31/2008
ISBN: 9781557534743
Pages: 217
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.08w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 2