Description: This book puts Merleau-Ponty's philosophy into dialogue with literature, evolutionary biology, and animal studies to argue for evolutionary continuity between human cultural and linguistic behaviors and the semiotic activities of other animals. It restores our species to its place within the co-evolved animal community now threatened by environmental change.
Brief description: Louise Westling is Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon.
Review Quotes: An outstanding characteristic of Westling's text is its spotlight on Merleau-Ponty's lifelong engagement with the advanced sciences of his day and his anticipation of current discussions relevant to animal and literary studies.---Chris Wilbert, --Radical Philosophy