Speaking bodies, speaking minds: Animals, language, history

History and Theory

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 91-108

  Pearson, Susan ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal protection; Animals; Human animal boundary; Language; Mind body dualism; Reason

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898474751     PISSN: 00182656     EISSN: 14682303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hith.10689     Document Type: Article

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