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Das Leben der Tiere ist ein Werk von J. M. Coetzee, das innerhalb der Kategorie Sachbuch eingeordnet wird und bereits durch seine klare thematische Ausrichtung überzeugt. Aus der Buchbeschreibung zu Das Leben der Tiere ergibt sich ein klares Bild der thematischen Schwerpunkte: The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms and in slaughterhouses, factories, and laboratories across the world. Costello's son, a physics professor, admires her literary achievements, but dreads his mother's lecturing on animal rights at the college where he teaches. His colleagues resist her argument that human reason is overrated and that the inability to reason does not diminish the value of life; his wife denounces his mother's vegetarianism as a form of moral superiority. At the dinner that follows her first lecture, the guests confront Costello with a range of sympathetic and skeptical reactions to issues of animal rights, touching on broad philosophical, anthropological, and religious perspectives. Painfully for her son, Elizabeth Costello seems offensive and flaky, but--dare he admit it?--strangely on target. Here the internationally renowned writer J. M. Coetzee uses fiction to present a powerfully moving discussion of animal rights in all their complexity. He draws us into Elizabeth Costello's own sense of mortality, her compassion for animals, and her alienation from humans, even from her own family. In his fable, presented as a Tanner Lecture sponsored by the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, Coetzee immerses us in a drama reflecting the real-life situation at hand: a writer delivering a lecture on an emotionally charged issue at a prestigious university. Literature, philosophy, performance, and deep human conviction--Coetzee brings all these elements into play. As in the story of Elizabeth Costello, the Tanner Lecture is followed by responses treating the reader to a variety of perspectives, delivered by leading thinkers in different fields. Coetzee's text is accompanied by an introduction by political philosopher Amy Gutmann and responsive essays by religion scholar Wendy Doniger, primatologist Barbara Smuts, literary theorist Marjorie Garber, and moral philosopher Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation. Together the lecture-fable and the essays explore the palpable social consequences of uncompromising moral conflict and confrontation

Was diese Ausgabe besonders interessant macht

Für Recherchen nach Veröffentlichungszeitraum ist Das Leben der Tiere mit dem Datum 10.2000 eindeutig zuordenbar. Für alle, die Bücher von J. M. Coetzee recherchieren oder vergleichen, ist Das Leben der Tiere eine relevante Ausgabe. Durch die Zuordnung zur Kategorie Sachbuch wird Das Leben der Tiere auch für thematische Recherchen besonders relevant. Mit der Sprache Deutsch lässt sich Das Leben der Tiere auch im internationalen oder mehrsprachigen Kontext präzise filtern.

Inhalt und thematische Schwerpunkte

Die Beschreibung zeigt, dass Das Leben der Tiere klar dem Bereich Sachbuch zugeordnet werden kann: The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms and in slaughterhouses, factories, and laboratories across the world. Costello's son, a physics professor, admires her literary achievements, but dreads his mother's lecturing on animal rights at the college where he teaches. His colleagues resist her argument that human reason is overrated and that the inability to reason does not diminish the value of life; his wife denounces his mother's vegetarianism as a form of moral superiority. At the dinner that follows her first lecture, the guests confront Costello with a range of sympathetic and skeptical reactions to issues of animal rights, touching on broad philosophical, anthropological, and religious perspectives. Painfully for her son, Elizabeth Costello seems offensive and flaky, but--dare he admit it?--strangely on target. Here the internationally renowned writer J. M. Coetzee uses fiction to present a powerfully moving discussion of animal rights in all their complexity. He draws us into Elizabeth Costello's own sense of mortality, her compassion for animals, and her alienation from humans, even from her own family. In his fable, presented as a Tanner Lecture sponsored by the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, Coetzee immerses us in a drama reflecting the real-life situation at hand: a writer delivering a lecture on an emotionally charged issue at a prestigious university. Literature, philosophy, performance, and deep human conviction--Coetzee brings all these elements into play. As in the story of Elizabeth Costello, the Tanner Lecture is followed by responses treating the reader to a variety of perspectives, delivered by leading thinkers in different fields. Coetzee's text is accompanied by an introduction by political philosopher Amy Gutmann and responsive essays by religion scholar Wendy Doniger, primatologist Barbara Smuts, literary theorist Marjorie Garber, and moral philosopher Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation. Together the lecture-fable and the essays explore the palpable social consequences of uncompromising moral conflict and confrontation Die vorhandenen Tags verdichten die inhaltliche Einordnung des Buches zusätzlich: Fiction, Fiction - General, Philosophy, Moral and ethical aspects, Nature, Fiction, general, Protection, Philosophie, Modern fiction, Literary, Animal welfare, Animaux, Droits, World literature, Fiction subjects, Animal rights, Tierschutz, Bioethik, Aspect moral, Ethische aspecten, Ethical aspects, Mens-dier-relatie, Coetzee, J. M. - Prose & Criticism

Wichtige Kennzeichen dieser Ausgabe

Für die eindeutige Identifikation der Ausgabe sind sowohl die ISBN-10 3100108175 als auch die ISBN-13 9783100108173 hinterlegt. Für die physische Beschreibung des Buches sind das Format hard, das Gewicht 6.6 ounces und die Maße 8.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches dokumentiert. Für weiterführende bibliografische Verknüpfungen sind die Kennungen OL500416W und OL9013564M besonders hilfreich.

Wichtige Buchdaten im Überblick

1. Gewicht: 6.6 ounces
2. Kurzbeschreibung: The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms and in slaughterhouses, factories, and laboratories across the world. Costello's son, a physics professor, admires her literary achievements, but dreads his mother's lecturing on animal rights at the college where he teaches. His colleagues resist her argument that human reason is overrated and that the inability to reason does not diminish the value of life; his wife denounces his mother's vegetarianism as a form of moral superiority. At the dinner that follows her first lecture, the guests confront Costello with a range of sympathetic and skeptical reactions to issues of animal rights, touching on broad philosophical, anthropological, and religious perspectives. Painfully for her son, Elizabeth Costello seems offensive and flaky, but--dare he admit it?--strangely on target. Here the internationally renowned writer J. M. Coetzee uses fiction to present a powerfully moving discussion of animal rights in all their complexity. He draws us into Elizabeth Costello's own sense of mortality, her compassion for animals, and her alienation from humans, even from her own family. In his fable, presented as a Tanner Lecture sponsored by the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, Coetzee immerses us in a drama reflecting the real-life situation at hand: a writer delivering a lecture on an emotionally charged issue at a prestigious university. Literature, philosophy, performance, and deep human conviction--Coetzee brings all these elements into play. As in the story of Elizabeth Costello, the Tanner Lecture is followed by responses treating the reader to a variety of perspectives, delivered by leading thinkers in different fields. Coetzee's text is accompanied by an introduction by political philosopher Amy Gutmann and responsive essays by religion scholar Wendy Doniger, primatologist Barbara Smuts, literary theorist Marjorie Garber, and moral philosopher Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation. Together the lecture-fable and the essays explore the palpable social consequences of uncompromising moral conflict and confrontation
3. ISBN-10: 3100108175
4. Autor beziehungsweise Autoren: J. M. Coetzee
5. Format: hard
6. Maße der Ausgabe: 8.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
7. Verlag: Fischer (S.), Frankfurt
8. Primäre Kategorie: Sachbuch
9. Erscheinungsdatum: 10.2000
10. Verfügbare Sprache dieser Ausgabe: Deutsch
11. Externe Editionsreferenzen: OL9013564M
12. Buchtitel: Das Leben der Tiere
13. Schlagwörter: Fiction, Fiction - General, Philosophy, Moral and ethical aspects, Nature, Fiction, general, Protection, Philosophie, Modern fiction, Literary, Animal welfare, Animaux, Droits, World literature, Fiction subjects, Animal rights, Tierschutz, Bioethik, Aspect moral, Ethische aspecten, Ethical aspects, Mens-dier-relatie, Coetzee, J. M. - Prose & Criticism
14. Externe Work-Referenz: OL500416W
15. Internationale Standardbuchnummer (ISBN-13): 9783100108173

Auffindbarkeit und bibliografische Präzision

Durch die Kombination aus Titel, Autorenschaft, Kategorie und Schlagwörtern - also Das Leben der Tiere, J. M. Coetzee, Sachbuch und Fiction, Fiction - General, Philosophy, Moral and ethical aspects, Nature, Fiction, general, Protection, Philosophie, Modern fiction, Literary, Animal welfare, Animaux, Droits, World literature, Fiction subjects, Animal rights, Tierschutz, Bioethik, Aspect moral, Ethische aspecten, Ethical aspects, Mens-dier-relatie, Coetzee, J. M. - Prose & Criticism - ist der Datensatz sowohl für Suchmaschinen als auch für Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sehr gut interpretierbar. Eindeutige Referenzdaten wie 3100108175, 9783100108173 und OL500416W verbessern die bibliografische Verlässlichkeit zusätzlich.

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