‘The Animal That Therefore I Am’: The silence of the beasts and the words of fools

SHANNON BAILEY: One can say about animals what Nietzsche said about books (at least about all the books he wrote before him), that is, they suspect that they are apologizing for man. Talking about animals has always been the best way to talk about man, his difference, and his uniqueness. Aristotle’s living without logos, insensitive … Continue reading ‘The Animal That Therefore I Am’: The silence of the beasts and the words of fools