“Animal” is just a word, which, in the singular form, does not capture the diversity of “animal worlds”. The Latin anima primarily refers to the “breath of life” and Greek does not have a specific word, but a generic term zôon, encompassing all living beings, both animals and humans. But “animal” is also a word that hurts, conveying our stupidity and ignorance. A negation of animals, and of nature, emblematic of the excess of humankind, even though their survival is also our survival.
CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
ISBN:978-2-406-16439-5
EAN:9782406164395
ISSN: 2286-136X
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-16439-5.p.0301
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 01-31-2024
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: French
Keyword: animal, anthropology, nature, culture, anthropocentrism, language