Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) |
Contents |
Tiny giants -- An inordinate fondness for beetles -- An entomologist's point of view -- Insect politics -- Individual instinct and collective intelligence -- Battles and alliances -- Model insects -- Worlds and environments |
Summary |
The philosopher and historian of science Jean-Marc Drouin contends that insects pose a fundamental challenge to philosophy. Exploring the questions of what insects are and what scientific, aesthetic, ethical, and historical relationships they have with humanity, he argues that they force us to reconsider our ideas of the animal and the social |
Notes |
"Philosophie de l'insecte by Jean-Marc Drouin, ©2014 Editions du Seuil"--Title page verso |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on July 28, 2020) |
Subject |
Insects -- Philosophy
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Insects -- Social aspects
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Entomology -- History
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Entomology -- Philosophy
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Entomology
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Trager, Anne, translator.
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LC no. |
2019006036 |
ISBN |
9780231540728 |
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0231540728 |
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0231175787 |
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9780231175784 |
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0231175795 |
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9780231175791 |
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