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1	Djurisk insikt och mänsklig instinkt : Konstruktionen av relationen mellan människor och djur i Albertus Magnus verk / Animal Insight and Human Instinct : The Construction of Human-animal Relations in the Works of Albert the Great Löfving, Josefin January 2020 (has links) In 13th century Europe, the German bishop and scholastic philosopher Albertus Magnus was one of the most influential writers on the natural world and theology. This thesis investigates the relationship between humans and animals in his Quaestiones super de animalibus and De animalibus. In writings on medieval history the theologically enforced boundary between humans and animals is both emphasized and treated as a given. This study nuances the picture presented by previous scholars by highlighting an alternative natural philosophical discourse on humans and animals. Using discourse analysis, I argue that the differences that Albertus used to differentiate humans from animals were based on an understanding of similarities rather than opposites. To Albertus, the human was one species in the animal kingdom, thus sharing many basic functions with other animals. His understandings entailed a theory of essential differences between species but also allowed for divisions based on gradation and relativity. This study sheds new light on the complex relationship between humans and animals in medieval Europe. Human-animal relations Albertus Magnus discourse analysis De animalibus Quaestiones super de animalibus medieval Europe 13th century Aristotle soul natural philosophy Albertus Magnus diskursanalys De animalibus Quaestiones super de animalibus medeltidens Europa 1200-talet Aristoteles djur själ naturfilosofi History of Ideas Idé- och lärdomshistoria

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Djurisk insikt och mänsklig instinkt : Konstruktionen av relationen mellan människor och djur i Albertus Magnus verk / Animal Insight and Human Instinct : The Construction of Human-animal Relations in the Works of Albert the Great