What is an animal: Learning from the past - looking to the future

Abstract: Can western human society apply its definition of the term "animal"on itself? Is it possible that a "person" is not only human? In this article, I explore and analyze various and interdisciplinary doctrines and approaches towards nonhuman animals in order to question the current status-quo regarding nonhuman animals.Throughout history, as Man developed self-awareness and the ability to empathize with others, hunters were associated with wolves and began to domesticate them and other animals. With the introduction of different religions and beliefs into human society, Man was given the lead in the food chain, and the status of the nonhuman animals became objectified and subject of the property of human animals. Common modern taxonomy identified and described approximately 1.9 million different species. Some estimate the total number of species on earth in 8.7 million. The Human is just one of 5,416 other species in the Mammal class and shares a place of honour among hundreds of othe

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Society Register ; 3 (2019) 3 ; 19-37

Classification
Philosophie

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(who)
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
(when)
2019
Creator
Werzamsky-Orland, Yotam

DOI
10.14746/sr.2019.3.3.02
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-69267-1
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Werzamsky-Orland, Yotam
  • SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.

Time of origin

  • 2019

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