Ciferae: A Bestiary in Five Fingers

by Tom Tyler

Book Overview

The Greek philosopher Protagoras, in the opening words of his lost book Truth , famously asserted, "Man is the measure of all things." This contention--that humanity cannot know the world except by means of human aptitudes and abilities--has endured through the centuries in the work of diverse writers. In this bold and creative new investigation into the philosophical and intellectual parameters of the question of the animal, Tom Tyler explores a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816665443
• ISBN13: 9780816665440
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 8.4"