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050 _aPQ2679.E679 P313 2007
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245 4 _aThe Parasite
_cSerres, Michel
260 _aMinnesota, USA
_bUniversity of Minnesota Press
_c2007
300 _a255p
_c23cm
520 _aInfluential philosopher Michel Serres’s foundational work uses fable to explore how human relations are identical to that of the parasite to the host body. Among Serres’s arguments is that by being pests, minor groups can become major players in public dialogue—creating diversity and complexity vital to human life and thought.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aBD10-701 Speculative philosophy
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