To my mind, the chief conclusion to be drawn from Derrida’s analysis is that the human-animal distinction is, strictly speaking, nonsensical. How could a simple (or even a highly refined) binary distinction approach doing justice to the complex ethical and ontological matters at stake here?

To my mind, the chief conclusion to be drawn from Derrida’s analysis is that the human-animal distinction is, strictly speaking, nonsensical. How could a simple (or even a highly refined) binary distinction approach doing justice to the complex ethical and ontological matters at stake here?

– Matthew Calarco –

Zoographies: The Question of the Animal from Heidegger to Derrida

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