Animal Studies: An Introduction by Paul Waldau

Author:Paul Waldau [Waldau, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: law, Agricultural, nature, Animal Rights, philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Political, political science, History & Theory, Public Policy, Social Services & Welfare, Religion, Religion & Science, science, Life Sciences, Zoology, Entomology, General
ISBN: 9780199827015
Google: psMoEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-03-28T00:27:46.438551+00:00

Beyond Noticing Exclusions and Oppressions: Reactions to Theoretical Pyrotechnics

Some writing in cultural studies, critical theory, and Critical Studies puts off a wide range of those interested in challenging harms beyond the species line. One often-cited reason is that much of this writing seems to be more complicated jargon than substantive analysis. Displays of erudition may tend to intellectual pyrotechnics. Another reason is that various people resist the novel terms in which specific problems are described. Still others are irritated by the oppositional and intellectualized tone of the challenges to privilege. Yet others struggle with both the style and level of generalization—as with all social movements, disputes arise as to how best to frame the underlying problems. Finally, some repudiate these fields because of the very breadth of their historical descriptions, preferring instead more fine-grained evaluations of specific problems.

Advocates of these approaches often make broad generalizations and sweeping historical judgments, expressing themselves with complex concepts drawn from some of humanity’s most theoretical and complex intellectual traditions. The fact that they also challenge long-established claims from religious and cultural traditions about the place of humans on earth, the accuracy of our received history, and the morality of common practices in contemporary societies opens these views to close scrutiny and even disfavor.

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