The ParasiteInfluential 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). |
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... give to man , then , who never gives anything in return . But let us descend to the level of the tree . It gives shelter , decoration , flowers , fruits , and shade . And in return for its wages or more accurately for its rent -- for it ...
... gives flora to the fauna , fauna to the fauna , gives inert material to the flora . What does he give of himself ? Does he give himself to be eaten ? The one who does so will utter a timeless word . One word , host . That of the ...
... gives nothing ; he transforms him- self when he wants and flies upward when violence erupts . Sosie gets nothing and gives everything ; he gets only orders and blows to sustain him , and he is excluded from the table . The hierarchy ...
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Rats Meals Cascades 35 | 3 |
Satyrs Meals HostGuest | 15 |
Decisions Indecisions The Excluded Third | 22 |
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