Plants as persons : a philosophical botany
Annotation Matthew Hall challenges readers to reconsider the moral standing of plants, arguing that they are other-than-human persons
eBook, English, ©2011
State University of New York Press, Albany, ©2011
1 online resource (ix, 235 pages)
9781441696748, 9781438434308, 1441696741, 1438434308
733048133
A philosophical botany
Roots of disregard
Exclusion and inclusion in classical Greek philosophy
Dogma and domination
Keeping plants at a distance
Passive plants in Christian traditions
Dealing with sentience and violence in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts
Indigenous animisms
Plant persons and respectful action
Pagans, plants and personhood
Bridging the gulf
Moving, sensing, intelligent plants
Re-creating a place for flourishing