Animal Pragmatism: Rethinking Human-Nonhuman Relationships

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Animal Pragmatism Edited by Erin McKenna and Andrew Light Animal Pragmatism Rethinking Human-Nonhuman Relationships Indiana University Press Bloomington • Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2004 by Indiana University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Animal pragmatism : rethinking human-nonhuman relationships / edited by Erin McKenna and Andrew Light. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34422-0 — ISBN 0-253-21693-1 (pbk.) 1. Pragmatism. 2. Human-animal relationships. 3. Human ecology—United States. I. McKenna, Erin, date II. Light, Andrew, date B832.A55 2004 179′.3—dc22 2003026470 1 2 3 4 5 09 08 07 06 05 04
To our nieces and nephews, Alex, Bonnie, Corrine, Grace, Jennifer, Johanna, Nathaniel, Tamara, and Quentin. May the next generation live better with our fellow critters. ...