TY - BOOK ID - 7147832 TI - When species meet PY - 2008 VL - 3 SN - 9780816650453 0816650454 9780816650460 0816650462 0816654034 9780816654031 PB - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, DB - UniCat KW - Human-animal relationships KW - Human-animal relationships. KW - 316.47 KW - Animal-human relationships KW - Animal-man relationships KW - Animals and humans KW - Human beings and animals KW - Man-animal relationships KW - Relationships, Human-animal KW - Animals KW - Sociale relaties --(sociologie) KW - 316.47 Sociale relaties --(sociologie) KW - Relations homme-animal KW - Animals and civilization. KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy and psychology of culture KW - cultuurkritiek KW - dieren KW - huisdieren UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7147832 AB - " In 2006, about 69 million U.S. households had pets, giving homes to around 73.9 million dogs, 90.5 million cats, and 16.6 million birds, and spending more than 38 billion dollars on companion animals. As never before in history, our pets are truly members of the family. But the notion of companion species knotted from human beings, animals and other organisms, landscapes, and technologies includes much more than companion animals. In When Species Meet, Donna J. Haraway digs into this larger phenomenon to contemplate the interactions of humans with many kinds of critters, especially with those called domestic. At the heart of the book are her experiences in agility training with her dogs Cayenne and Roland, but Haraway's vision here also encompasses wolves, chickens, cats, baboons, sheep, microorganisms, and whales wearing video cameras. From designer pets to lab animals to trained therapy dogs, she deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal human encounters. In this deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work, Haraway develops the idea of companion species, those who meet and break bread together but not without some indigestion. ?A great deal is at stake in such meetings, she writes, and outcomes are not guaranteed. There is no assured happy or unhappy ending-socially, ecologically, or scientifically. There is only the chance for getting on together with some grace. Ultimately, she finds that respect, curiosity, and knowledge spring from animal human associations and work powerfully against ideas about human exceptionalism."--Site web de l'éditeur ER -