Between Species: Science and Subjectivity.

An essay is presented that analyzes social relationships within and between species, including humans, wild chimpanzees, baboons, and dolphins. The author discusses her experience of studying the interaction between dogs. Throughout the essay, she discusses animal social behavior as an alterable int...

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Publicado en:Configurations Vol. 14; no. 1/2; pp. 115 - 127
Autor principal: Smuts, Barbara
Formato: Essay
Publicado: Johns Hopkins University Press Winter/Spring2006
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Sumario:An essay is presented that analyzes social relationships within and between species, including humans, wild chimpanzees, baboons, and dolphins. The author discusses her experience of studying the interaction between dogs. Throughout the essay, she discusses animal social behavior as an alterable intersubjective experience. The essay states that the distinction between human and nonhuman beings diminishes as other individual animal identities present themselves.