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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... sleep peacefully . Good - bye then . To hell with the building that the rats come to ruin . I want to think without ... sleeping , without turning my back , without leaving for a moment , without eating . But at night , the rats ...
... sleep under the same roof . Asked for but did not negotiate ; it is not a question of price : the satyr's ... sleeping quite peacefully , and when you wake you find yourself in debt . You live with no other need , and suddenly ...
... sleep . Tartuffe is Orgon's narcotic ; he puts him to sleep and then sucks him like a vampire ( he puts him to sleep as Socrates puts everyone to sleep at the banquet in the Sympo- sium , from which he leaves knowing himself ) ; he ...
Contents
Rats Meals Cascades 35 | 3 |
Satyrs Meals HostGuest | 15 |
Decisions Indecisions The Excluded Third | 22 |
Copyright | |
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