Animals, speech and reason in the Middle Ages /
This is the first book-length, interdisciplinary investigation into the relationship between animals and the rational faculty in the Middle Ages. It provides readers with a detailed exposition and analysis of the historical debate about whether non-human animals possess the intertwined cognitive pow...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2026].
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in medieval literature.
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| Summary: | This is the first book-length, interdisciplinary investigation into the relationship between animals and the rational faculty in the Middle Ages. It provides readers with a detailed exposition and analysis of the historical debate about whether non-human animals possess the intertwined cognitive powers of reason and speech. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009638432 1009638432 9781009638449 1009638440 |