"Ways of Being Alive" Book Author: Baptiste Morozet The ecological crisis has become a global concern, facing many species with the imminent danger of extinction. It is also concerned with a challenge of senses — as a sudden strike towards humans as “living beings” in relation to other creatures. This clash is widely regarded by modern people as part of the conflict between nature and man; the non-human species are often treated as a source for performing the social motives of man. But Baptiste Morozete believes that it's time for humanity to reevaluate its values and take up the challenge of connecting with other beings on equal grounds. Rather than thinking of every being life form as a different aspect of nature, humans should think of all beings as their fellow travelers — themselves as originating from the same source. Adopting these perspectives will entail changing our current perception of human history. Considering their varied methods of existence may foster humankind’s emotional relations to animals and encourage people to become more compassionate towards them.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781509547227
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The ecological crisis is a very real crisis for the many species that face extinction, but it is also a crisis of sensibility – that is, a crisis in our relationships with other living beings. We have grown accustomed to treating other living beings as the material backdrop for the drama of human life: the animal world is regarded as part of ‘nature’, juxtaposed to the world of human beings who pursue their aims independently of other species. Baptiste Morizot argues that the time has come for us to jettison this nature─human dualism and rethink our relationships with other living beings. Animals are not part of a separate, natural world: they are cohabitants of the Earth, with whom we share a common ancestry, the enigma of being alive and the responsibility of living decent lives together. By accepting our identity as living beings and reconnecting with our own animal nature, we can begin to change our relationships with other animals, seeing them not as inferior lifeforms but as living creatures who have different ways of being alive. This powerful plea for a new understanding of our relationships with other animals will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the ecological crisis and the future of different species, including our own.
