The theological-political violence of the carnivorous regime

A Derridean interpretation of Empedocles’ animal ethics

Authors

  • Patrick Llored Universidad Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Instituto de investigaciones filosóficas de Lyon (IRPHIL).
  • Cristina Pósleman

Keywords:

ethics, animal philosophy, deconstruction, subjectivity, sacrifice

Abstract

The history of philosophy has forgotten a fundamental event: the Greek philosopher who invented the animal ethics is called Empedocles, whose thinking is concerned with an animalistic philosophy that aims to deconstruct the animal’ sacrifice. This thinker, as well as being an expert in the evolution of animals, created the first vegan philosophy that involves a radical criticism of all structures that incite violence towards animals; therefore, he would have been the first to make this complaint. It’s important to discover thisdeconstructivistthinker by means of another animalistic philosopher, i.e, Derrida, whose concepts can be interpreted in the light of Empedocles’sliberating thought. The strength of his animal philosophy clarifies our present.

References

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Derrida, Jacques, Force de loi. Le « fondement mystique de l’autorité », Paris, Galilée, 1994.

Derrida, Jacques, Apories. Mourir-s’attendre aux limites de la vérité, Paris, Galilée, 1996.

Derrida, Jacques, Foi et savoir. Les deux sources de la « religion » aux limites de la simple raison, Paris, Editions du Seuil, 2001.

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Published

2016-05-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2016)

Section

DOSSIER: DISCUSIONES EN TORNO A LA UTILIZACIÓN DE LOS ANIMALES NO HUMANOS COMO ALIMENTO

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The theological-political violence of the carnivorous regime: A Derridean interpretation of Empedocles’ animal ethics. (2016). Revista Latinoamericana De Estudios Críticos Animales, 2(2). https://revistaleca.org/index.php/leca/article/view/206