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The Animal That I Therefore Am (More to Follow)

Jacques Derrida, 2002 Derrida takes a look at the relationship between man and animal through discussions of Heidegger, ontology, and nudity. Derrida describes the animal as the “absolute Other”, unable to be conceived of alongside the human like a brother. The animal therefore comes before, follows, and surrounds the human, but is not adjacent toContinue reading “The Animal That I Therefore Am (More to Follow)”