{"product_id":"the-metaphysics-of-apes-negotiating-the-animal-human-boundary-paperback-9780521545334","title":"The Metaphysics of Apes; Negotiating the Animal-Human Boundary (Paperback) 9780521545334","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Metaphysics of Apes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNegotiating the Animal-Human Boundary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book traces the discovery  and interpretation of the human-like great apes and shows how the taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was challenged.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaymond H. A. Corbey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521545334, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 March 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages, 8 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The text is clearly written, … and has useful summaries at the end of each chapter. … a fascinating, informative and intriguing must for all those interested in the arguments humans have found to place themselves, their alike and their ancestors in nature or, alternatively, above or beside it.' Sabine Eggers, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, University of  São Paulo, Brazil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Metaphysics of Apes, first published in 2005, traces the discovery and interpretation of the human-like great apes and the ape-like earliest ancestors of present-day humans. It shows how, from the days of Linnaeus to recent research, the sacred and taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was time and again challenged and adjusted. The unique dignity of humans, a central idea and value in the West, was, and to some extent still is, centrally on the minds of taxonomists, ethnologists, primatologists, and archaeologists. It has guided their research to a considerable extent. The basic presupposition was that humans are not entirely part of nature but, as symbolizing minds and as moral persons, transcend nature. This book was the first to offer an anthropological analysis of the burgeoning anthropological disciplines in terms of their own cultural taboos and philosophical preconceptions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Ambiguous Apes: 1. Traditional views of apes\u003cbr\u003e 2. The discovery of apes and early hominids\u003cbr\u003e 3. Citizens and animals\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Crafting the Primate Order: 4. Homo sylvestris\u003cbr\u003e 5. The primate order\u003cbr\u003e 6. Separate again\u003cbr\u003e 7. Speaking apes\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Up From the Ape: 8. 'A grim and grotesque procession'\u003cbr\u003e 9. The monstrous other within\u003cbr\u003e 10. Narrative and paradox\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Homo's Humanness: 11. The earliest homo\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'Ancients' and 'Moderns'\u003cbr\u003e Part V. 'Symbolic Man' in Ethnology: 13. A discipline's identity\u003cbr\u003e 14. Biological approaches rejected\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Pan Sapiens?: 15. Fierce or gentle\u003cbr\u003e 16. Tools, mirrors, symbols\u003cbr\u003e 17. Ape and human rights\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Beyond Dualism: 18. An epistemological reminder\u003cbr\u003e 19. Rethinking dichotomies\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Anthropology%20%5BJHM%5D%22\"\u003eJHM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004759855384,"sku":"9780521545334","price":22.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521545334i_0c9224a7-b191-46ce-af01-58032edb4919.jpg?v=1691369462","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-metaphysics-of-apes-negotiating-the-animal-human-boundary-paperback-9780521545334","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}