WHEN SPECIES MEET
Book ID/图书代码： 13584015B81752
English Summary/英文概要： “When Species Meet is a breathtaking meditation on the intersection between humankind and dog, philosophy and science, and macro and micro cultures.” —Cameron Woo, Publisher of Bark magazine
In 2006, about 69 million U.S. households had pets, giving homes to around 73.9 million dogs, 90.5 million cats, and 16.6 million birds, and spending over $38 billion dollars on companion animals. As never before in history, our pets are truly members of the family. But the notion of “companion species”—knotted from human beings, animals and other organisms, landscapes, and technologies—includes much more than “companion animals.”
In When Species Meet, Donna J. Haraway digs into this larger phenomenon to contemplate the interactions of humans with many kinds of critters, especially with those called domestic. At the heart of the book are her experiences in agility training with her dogs Cayenne and Roland, but Haraway’s vision here also encompasses wolves, chickens, cats, baboons, sheep, microorganisms, and whales wearing video cameras. From designer pets to lab animals to trained therapy dogs, she deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal-human encounters.
In this deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work, Haraway develops the idea of companion species, those who meet and break bread together but not without some indigestion. “A great deal is at stake in such meetings,” she writes, “and outcomes are not guaranteed. There is no assured happy or unhappy ending—socially, ecologically, or scientifically. There is only the chance for getting on together with some grace.”
Ultimately, she finds that respect, curiosity, and knowledge spring from animal-human associations and work powerfully against ideas about human exceptionalism.
One of the founders of the posthumanities, Donna J. Haraway is professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Author of many books and widely read essays, including The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness and the now-classic essay “The Cyborg Manifesto,” she received the J. D. Bernal Prize in 2000, a lifetime achievement award from the Society for Social Studies in Science.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 2006年，全美共有约6900万家庭豢养宠物，其中有大约7390万狗、9050万猫、1660万鸟，花在这些动物身上的金钱超过3800万美元。宠物前所未有地成为家庭中重要的一员。但“伴生种”并不仅仅指陪伴人类的动物，这个概念要大得多。本书中， Donna J. Haraway深入描写了人与其他很多动物之间的互动交往，尤其是家养动物。本书最主要的部分有关Haraway如何训练了自家的狗Cayenne和Roland，但也涉及其他动物，包括狼、鸡、猫、狒狒、绵羊、微生物以及头戴有摄像机的鲸鱼等等，她的视角熟练地在哲学、文化、生物等等之间转换。从人与动物的交往中，Haraway看到了尊重、好奇和知识，这些认识有力地反击了“人类例外论”。Haraway曾出版过多本著作及散文，包括The Companion Species Manifesto（《同伴物种宣言》）等，她于2000年获全美社科学会的终身成就奖J. D. Bernal Prize。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：这本兼收并蓄的半学术性著作中既有哲学思考，也有信手拈来的回忆，更有感情充沛的经历。从培育纯种动物的严苛，到实验室使用动物的伦理，到将大量金钱花在宠物医疗上的理由，本书涉及了多样的主题，作者的睿智和热情是显而易见的。Haraway的文笔缜密而流畅，她的见解都由清晰的例子作为论据，书中既有抽象的学术语言，也能随性地讲述一些闲情逸趣。尽管不是人人都能赞同，但Haraway对于人和动物之间的关系确有深刻的认识和见解。本书可以为家有宠物的科学以及哲学爱好者们带来崭新的、令人满足的阅读体验。《Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.》
His eclectic, semi-academic volume is one part philosophical treatise, one part rambling memoir and one part affectionate look at a singular Australian sheepdog named Cayenne ("It’s hard to be grumpy myself in the morning watching this kind of joyful doggish beginning!"). With intellectual precision and obvious enthusiasm, author and "posthumanities" professor Haraway (The Companion Species Manifesto) delves into topics as diverse as the rigors of breeding purebreds, the ethics of using animals in laboratories and the grand leaps of anthropomorphism people use to justify thousands of dollars in medical care for a pet. A professor in the History of Consciousness program at U.C. Santa Cruz, Haraway’s prose is rigorous but readable, her ideas backed up with generally clear examples; she can, however, veer into abstract academic language ("People and animals in intra-action do not admit of preset taxonomic calculation") and gratuitous digression (as in a distracting chapter on her sportscaster father). These complaints aside, Haraway’s serious, challenging approach to the human-animal relationship web should prove a novel, gratifying read for animal-owning science and philosophy buffs. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
About the Author/作者介绍： Donna J. Haraway是“后人类主义”丛书的创立者之一，目前是加州大学圣克鲁斯分校意识历史系教授。
One of the founders of the posthumanities, Donna J. Haraway is professor in the History of Consciousness program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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