
The Parasite
The foundational work in the area now known as posthuman thought
288 Pages, 6 x 9 in
- Paperback
- 9780816648818
- Published: May 25, 2007
- Series: Posthumanities
- eBook
- 9781452942629
- Published: November 30, 2013
- Series: Posthumanities
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The Parasite
Series: Posthumanities
ISBN: 9780816648818
Publication date: May 25th, 2007
288 Pages
9 x 6
Influential philosopher Michel Serres’s foundational work uses fable to explore how human relations are identical to that of the parasite to the host body. Among Serres’s arguments is that by being pests, minor groups can become major players in public dialogue—creating diversity and complexity vital to human life and thought.
Michel Serres is professor in history of science at the Sorbonne, professor of Romance languages at Stanford University, and author of several books, including Genesis.
Lawrence R. Schehr is professor of French at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Cary Wolfe is Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English at Rice University. His books include Zoontologies: The Question of the Animal (Minnesota, 2003).