Oscar, Derrida’s Cat, and Other Knowing Animals
Man is a knowing animal. Knowledge is his distinctive mark. Yet in confrontations with animals, particularly in circumstances involving death, human knowledge suddenly appears limited. Other forms of knowledge have to be taken into account. The case of Oscar, the cat who predicts patients’ death in...
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Main Authors: | Wendy Harding, Jacky Martin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2012-06-01
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Series: | Transatlantica |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5627 |
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