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| Author | : Fleur Adcock |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 387 |
| Release | : 1997-10 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780192880697 |
A collection of verse and prose from writers ranging from Aristotle to Orwell on every variety of animal from microbe to mouse.
| Author | : Gordon Lindsay Campbell |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 657 |
| Release | : 2014-08-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0191035157 |
The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.
| Author | : Christine Marion Korsgaard |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0198753853 |
Presents a compelling new view of our moral relationships to the other animals
| Author | : Elizabeth Morrison |
| Publisher | : Getty Publications |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1606065904 |
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary--one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages--and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures such as the unicorn, siren, and griffin; exotic beasts including the tiger, elephant, and ape; as well as animals native to Europe like the beaver, dog, and hedgehog, the bestiary is a vibrant testimony to the medieval understanding of animals and their role in the world. So iconic were the stories and images of the bestiary that its beasts essentially escaped from the pages, appearing in a wide variety of manuscripts and other objects, including tapestries, ivories, metalwork, and sculpture. With over 270 color illustrations and contributions by twenty-five leading scholars, this gorgeous volume explores the bestiary and its widespread influence on medieval art and culture as well as on modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst. Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center May 14 to August 18, 2019.
| Author | : Linda Kalof |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 641 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199927146 |
The Oxford Handbook of Animal Studies tackles the infamous "animal question" how can humans rethink and reconfigure their relationships with other animals? Over the course of five sections and thirty chapters, the contributors investigate issues and concepts central to understanding our current relationship with other animals and the potential for coexistence in an ecological community of living beings.
| Author | : Clifton P. Flynn |
| Publisher | : Lantern Books |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1590561236 |
In more than thirty essays, Social Animals examines the role of animals in human society. Collected from a wide range of periodicals and books, these important works of scholarship examine such issues as how animal shelter workers view the pets in their care, why some people hoard animals, animals and women who experience domestic abuse, philosophical and feminist analyses of our moral obligations toward animals, and many other topics.
| Author | : Stephen T. Asma |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2011-09 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 0199798095 |
"A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."--The New Yorker
| Author | : Michael F. Land |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2012-03 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0199581134 |
This book covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are considered, and the evolutionary origins of eyes are discussed. This new edition incorporates discoveries made since the first edition published in 2001.
| Author | : Barbara Taylor |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2003-01-01 |
| Genre | : Dinosaurs |
| ISBN | : 0199109834 |
Part of The Oxford First Book series, this title explores various aspects of the lives of dinosaurs of all kinds, from the huge plant-eaters to the deadly meat-eaters. With topics like defence, size and speed and a Dinosaur Detective quiz, children of 5 upwards find this a useful source for all their dinosaur information.
| Author | : Michael Gross |
| Publisher | : Basic Books |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 2008-01-03 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0465011470 |
Can life exist in the Antarctic ice, in the deep subsurface, in dilute sulfuric acid, in hot springs-even on Mars? What degree of high or low temperature, pressure, or salt concentration can living cells tolerate? In recent years, scientists have discovered many single-cell creatures that exist in-in fact, are perfectly adapted to-extreme environments that were considered uninhabitable just one or two decades ago. In Life on the Edge, author Michael Gross explores how microorganisms adapt to their hostile environments and how they affect our current definition of the "normal" conditions for life. He also describes the vast implications of these extremophiles and other amazing creatures-from potential breakthroughs in medicine and biotechnology to the search for life elsewhere in the universe.
