The Semblable by Chantal Maillard
Literary Nonfiction. Essay. Spanish poet and philosopher Chantal Maillard asks whether a world without violence is possible. Beginning with the tale of Nietzsche's embrace of the Turin horse, and engaging with thinkers from Confucius to Derrida to Sontag, Maillard reflects on how the concept of the semblable (one's other, neighbor, peer, fellow) justifies defensive foreign and domestic policy as well as state-sanctioned global violence. Can we broaden our frameworks of belonging and replace our narrow group and species-centered morals with an ethics of interspecies compassion? And if we could, given that the natural world cannot be sustained without violence, would it be possible to create change without violence?Chantal Maillard (born 1951) is a poet and philosopher from Spain. She has won numerous literary awards for her poetry during the course of her career. In 2004 she received the Spanish National Poetry Award for Matar a Platón, and in 2007 she received the National Critic's Prize for Spanish Poetry for Hilos. Her work is remarkable for its ability to blend and cross literary genres. She taught Aesthetics and Art Theory at the University of Málaga until 2000.
She has contributed to various journals, including ABC and El Pas, with pieces on philosophy, aesthetics, and Eastern thought. Maillard has also worked on stage and adapted her work for a variety of interdisciplinary projects, collaborating with visual and stage artists, musicians, and filmmakers from all over the world. La compasión dificil (Galaxia Gutenberg), Es possible un world sin violencia (Vaso roto), La herida en la lengua (Tusquets), and India (Pre-textos) are among her most recent publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781946433671 |
| ISBN 10 | 1946433675 |
| Title | The Semblable |
| Author | Chantal Maillard |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ugly Duckling Presse |
| Year published | 2021-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
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