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(2018) Eco-Phenomenology, Dordrecht, Springer.
Animal being means desiring
subjectivity, singularity, diversity in post-human life
Roberto Marchesini
pp. 375-385
This paper will demonstrate that desire is the most immediate expression of subjectivity, which transcends need and somehow gives it meaning—I live because I desire, I live by expressing desires that overwhelm me and shape my existence. All of an animal's endowments only serve to express desires. Desire colors the world: it fills the eyes of a child with wonder; it supports the chaotic games of a puppy; it gives meaning to the events of the world. If desire disappears, life falls into a vegetative atemporality. If desire decreases, life fades.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77516-6_30
Full citation:
Marchesini, R. (2018)., Animal being means desiring: subjectivity, singularity, diversity in post-human life, in W. S. Smith, J. Smith & D. Verducci (eds.), Eco-Phenomenology, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 375-385.
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