{"title":"Vinciane Despret","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinciane Despret invites readers into a world where science meets philosophy and the intricacies of nature unfold through a thoughtful lens. Her works explore the dynamic relationships between humans and animals, challenging traditional perspectives with sensitivity and intellectual curiosity. Expect narratives that intertwine behavioural science with profound cultural reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, Despret’s books engage with questions about agency, communication, and the complexity of living beings. Her writing encourages readers to reconsider what it means to observe and understand other forms of life, blending rigorous research with evocative storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-dance-of-the-arabian-babbler-by-vinciane-despret-9781517911522","title":"The Dance of the Arabian Babbler","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking reflection on the process by which one arrives at an ethological theory\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do humans study the complex worlds of animals without imposing their own societal and scientific gaze upon them? The biologist Amotz Zahavi stakes the controversial claim that Arabian babblers are said to raise themselves up each day to dance and tend to one another in the early morning sun. Such a claim will provoke the interest and intellectual curiosity of a young philosopher and psychologist recognising that the best way for her to observe the practices of scientists at work is to join them on their terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmbedding herself in the field alongside ethologists in the Negev desert, Vinciane Despret deftly depicts and reflects on the process by which scientists construct their theories within the milieu of the animals they study. Along the way, and not without humour, Despret analyses a variety of theories posited by many well-known thinkers, including Zahavi, who devoted his life to the interpretation, companionship, and conservation of the Arabian babbler bird, and naturalists such as Charles Darwin and Pierre Kropotkin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dance of the Arabian Babbler\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers into an intriguing exploration of ethology and the rich, interconnected narratives between humans and animals in their natural environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854923288812,"sku":"9781517911522","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3f495b6692ff69cd4913cbadce7c3320.jpg?v=1759263104"},{"product_id":"our-grateful-dead-by-vinciane-despret-9781517911416","title":"Our Grateful Dead","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn award-winning exploration of the presence of the dead in the lives of the living\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA common remedy after suffering the loss of a loved one is to progress through the \"stages of grief,\" with \"acceptance\" as the final stage in the process. But is it necessary to leave death behind, to stop dwelling on the dead, to get over the pain? Vinciane Despret thinks not. In her fascinating, elegantly translated book, this influential thinker argues that, in practice, people in all cultures continue to enjoy a lively, inventive, positive relationship with their dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her unique storytelling woven from ethnographic sources and her own family history, Despret assembles accounts of those who have found ways to live their daily lives with their dead. She rejects the idea that one must either subscribe to \"complete mourning\" (in a sense, to get rid of the dead) or else fall into fantasy and superstition. She explores instead how the dead still play an active, tangible role through those who are living, who might assume their place in a family or in society; continue their labor or art; or thrive from a shared inheritance or an organ donation. This is supported by dreams and voices, novels, television and popular culture, the work of clairvoyants, and the everyday stories and activities of the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades now, in the West, the dead have been discreet and invisible. 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